Chef’s Plate Review: Broccoli & Peanut Pad Thai

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We order 3 new Chef’s Plate recipes each week, and have been since August of 2016. Here’s a look at one of the recipes we received this past week….

Broccoli & Peanut Pad Thai

Channel the flavours of Bangkok in your favourite South Asian stir-fry! Golden-hued rice noodles intertwine with a medley of sautéed broccoli and red bell pepper. A luscious coating of sweet chili peanut sauce brings the signature pad Thai flavour, with a dusting of crushed peanuts for crunch.

Ingredients:

• 1 package Rice Noodles
• 6oz Broccoli
• 1 Red Bell Pepper
• 1 Celery Stalk
• 1 Egg
• 2 oz Sweet Chili Sauce
• 1 Lime
• 2oz Peanut Butter
• 1/2oz Crushed Peanuts
• 2 Green Onions
• 1oz Soy Sauce
• 2g Ground Turmeric

Directions:

1. Prepare the Ingredients: bring a large pot of water to a boil, cut the broccoli into 1-inch florets, thinly slice the green onions, halve the lime, thinly slice the red bell pepper, thinly slice the celery.
2. Cook the Eggs: in large pan, heat 2 tsp oil over medium high until hot, whisk the eggs in a small bowl, cook the eggs for 2-3 minutes, stirring often until firm and scrambled, use a spatula to remove the eggs and set aside, wipe the pan clean.
3. Cook the Veggies: in the same pan, heat 2 tsp oil over medium high until hot, cook the broccoli and celery for 5-8 minutes, stir the red bell pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes, until softened.
4. Cook the Noodles: when the water comes to a boil, add the turmeric and rice noodles, cook for 5-7 minutes, until tender, strain and rinse the noodles in warm water, return the noodles to the pot.
5. Mix the Sweet Chili Sauce: while the noodles cook, in a medium bowl add the soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, juice from the lime, peanut butter and 2 tbsp of water, whisk to dissolve the peanut butter, add the sauce, vegetables and eggs to the noodles, toss to coat.
6. Serve: plate the broccoli and peanut Pad Thai, garnish with the peanuts and green onions.

Thoughts: I absolutely LOVE Pad Thai. I would definitely put it at the top of my list when it comes to favourite recipes. I love the mixture of noodles, peanut sauce and stir-fried veggies. This particular recipe was unique thanks to the turmeric noodles. I really liked the flavour of those but the peanut sauce needed a little more oomph. Don’t get me wrong, I still love this recipe, I just think I would add a little more soy sauce or maybe some rice vinegar to the sauce if I were to make it again.

XOXO