Easy Pad Thai

Name: Easy Pad Thai
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Asian Dinners, Asian Recipes, Easy Thai Recipes, Thai Recipes
Ingredients: 4 ounces uncooked thick rice noodles; 1/2 pound pork tenderloin, cut into thin strips; 2 teaspoons canola oil; 2 shallots, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 3 cups coleslaw mix; 4 green onions, thinly sliced; 1/3 cup rice vinegar; 1/4 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce; 2 tablespoons fish sauce or additional reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 2 tablespoons chopped salted peanuts; Chopped fresh cilantro leaves, lime wedges and fresh bean sprouts

Skip the take-out restaurant and give this pad thai recipe a try if you need an easy and quick meal. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ingredients

4 ounces uncooked thick rice noodles
1/2 pound pork tenderloin, cut into thin strips
2 teaspoons canola oil
2 shallots, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 large egg, lightly beaten
3 cups coleslaw mix
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce or additional reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 tablespoons chopped salted peanuts
Chopped fresh cilantro leaves, lime wedges and fresh bean sprouts

Directions

Cook noodles according to package directions.
In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry pork in oil over high heat until lightly browned; remove and set aside. Add shallot to pan and cook until tender, about 1 minute; add garlic and cook 30 seconds. Make a well in the center of the onion mixture; add egg. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until egg is completely set.
Add the coleslaw mix, green onions, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, chili garlic sauce, lime juice and peanuts; heat through. Return pork to pan and heat through. Drain noodles; toss with pork mixture. Garnish with cilantro, additional peanuts, lime wedges and bean sprouts.