I was feeling like Thai on Friday night but a lot of take away Thai dishes repeat on me and don’t make me feel the best… so I like to make my own healthy versions. Using fresh veggies, pork mince and a homemade sauce I came up with this delicious combo that was very similar to a pad Thai! Highly recommend giving this a go if your craving Thai but want a bit of a healthier option!
You will need:
- Organic pork mince (use 500g to serve 2-3 people)
- 1 zucchini
- 1 carrot
- Large handful of snow peas
- Large handful of edamame beans
- 1 lemon
- Brown rice pad Thai style noodles – I got these from Maloneys grocer
- Home made sauce (recipe below)
- Bean sprouts (to top)
- Sesame seeds (to top)
Home made sauce:
- 1/4 cup Tamari or soy sauce
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- Chilli flakes
- Handful of shallots
- A dash of water
How to make:
- Begin by cooking your pork mince in sesame oil & garlic oil – you can add actual garlic here too but I use garlic oil because of my IBS
- Prepare home made sauce
- Grate zucchini and carrot, chop snow peas, prepare edamame beans
- Cook your noodles as per packet instructions
- Once the pork mince is cooked – add carrot, zucchini, edamame beans and cooked noodles
- Mix together and top with your home made sauce and the juice of 1 lemon
- Throw in your snow peas at the end so they stay crunchy (I find when I put my snow peas in with the other veggies they go very soggy)
- Serve in a bowl and top with bean sprouts and sesame seeds!
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