Noodleless Vegetarian Pad Thai for Two
I’ll go ahead and cut to the chase: you really must make this Pad Thai.
I share a lot of recipes. Sometimes I’m wishy-washy on how much I like them or whether I’d make them again. This is not one of those recipes. In her post, Andie said she’s obsessed with this recipe. That she’s eaten it for ten days straight. I can see why.
It’s easy. It’s cheap. It’s ridiculously healthy. It’s vegetarian. And it’s satisfying and delicious. The only downfall is that you might want to eat the whole batch. But you know what? That really wouldn’t be all that bad in the grand scheme of things. Luckily I refrained, and I’m already excited about finishing it off for lunch!
Okay, enough talk. You go make this pad thai. I’m going to go buy stalk in cabbage.
Noodleless Vegetarian Pad Thai for Two
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 6 cups green cabbage, finely shredded
- 1 ½ cups mushrooms (any kind, I used baby bellas), chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ounce salted dry roasted peanuts, chopped
- Sriracha and lime, to garnish
Directions:
- Set a large frying pan or wok over medium-high heat. Add the oil and swirl to coat. Add the cabbage and cook, stirring frequently, for 7-10 minutes, or until tender-crisp.
- Add mushrooms and cook for about 3 minutes, until softened.
- Add garlic, soy sauce, and sugar and stir well to combine.
- Add eggs and stir constantly, scrambling them into the hot cabbage mixture until cooked through.
- Serve immediately, topped with the peanuts, cilantro or Thai basil, a squeeze of lime juice and sriracha, to taste.
Serves 2
Nutrition Info: Calories: 319, Fat: 20g, Carb: 25g, Fiber: 8g, Sugars: 6g, Protein: 17g
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looks good, but you probably shouldn’t be using a metal spatula on a non-stick wok!
Oh Alex, when will you learn I don’t follow any of the rules! Don’t you remember the days when I used your wife’s cake pans to bake salmon?
Made your recipe for supper last night. It turned out great! Regarding the non-stick wok, I recently used a recipe I found online (can’t even remember what it was for) and in step 2 the guy said to put the oil in a non-stick pan, and added that if you have a very old one with most of the non-stickiness scratched off, that worked best. It wasn’t until about step 9 that he mentioned that he was kidding about the scratched up pan in step 2, just because if you have one like that it makes him feel a little better about himself.
Glad you liked it! I should start adding weird things like that just to see who’s paying attention 🙂
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I Make something very similar and it is amazing no matter what! I do low carb, which you basically have as well, but I use splenda instead of sugar. This recipe is also very easy to alter, depending on if you want it spicier, sweeter, more peanuty, garlic heavy, different vegetable accents…its like 10 recipes in one ! for me, I also add chicken, and if i was going all out, would probably add shrimp and a little fish sauce.
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I’m going to make this next week! I have a wok that I have literally never used, even though I make stir fry all the time… I just was never sure if it was noticeably different from a regular frying pan. Is there a reason a wok works better for something like this?
I think you’ll love it! You can certainly use a frying pan, I just find a wok a bit easier. It’s mostly a matter of a larger surface area. Stir fries tend to have a large amount of veggies that cook down over time, so the additional surface area helps them cook evenly. The shape and size also makes it easier to mix the veggies with the sauces. Let me know what you think!
It was a winner! I bought bags of shredded cabbage so it came together REALLY fast. Definitely adding it to the rotation!