Subj : Nat Vegan Food Month - 5
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ben Collver
Date : Thu Feb 06 2025 19:29:43

  Re: Nat Vegan Food Month - 5
  By: Dave Drum to All on Wed Feb 05 2025 17:32:00

DD>       Title: Over-the-Rainbow Minestrone

Here's a rainbow-themed vegetarian Pad Thai that i have made many times.
I often subtitute chopped mint for chopped basil because mint grows like
a weed out there, and it tastes good to me in savory dishes.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Pad Thai, Rainbow Vegetarian With Peanuts And Basil
 Categories: Thai
      Yield: 4 Servings

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      4 oz Brown rice noodles
      1    Zucchini
      1    Red pepper
    1/2    Yellow onion
      2    Carrots
      2 tb Oil
      1    Egg; beaten
    1/2 c  Peanuts; chopped
    1/2 c  Fresh herbs like cilantro,
           - scallions, and basil;
           - chopped

MMMMM---------------------------SAUCE--------------------------------
      3 tb Fish sauce; (or vegan "fish
           -sauce" from the hippy
           -store)
      3 tb Brown sugar
      3 tb Broth
      2 tb White vinegar
      1 tb Soy sauce
      1 ts Chili paste

  Place the uncooked noodles in a bowl of cold water to soak.

  Spiralize the carrots, onion, red pepper, and zucchini into
  noodle-like shapes. Not too long.

  Shake up the sauce ingredients in a jar.

  Heat a tablespoon of oil over medium high heat. Add the veggies--stir
  fry with tongs for 2 to 3 minutes or until tender-crisp. Be careful not
  to overcook them--or else they'll get soggy and heavy. Transfer to a
  dish and set aside.

  Add another tablespoon of oil into the pan. Drain the noodles--they
  should be softened by now. Add the noodles to the hot pan and stir
  fry for a minute, using tongs to toss. Add the sauce and stir fry
  for another minute or two, until the sauce is starting to thicken
  and stick to the noodles. Push the noodles aside to make a little
  room for the egg--pour the beaten egg into the pan and let it sit
  for 30 seconds or so. Toss everything around with the tongs. The
  egg mixture will stick to the noodles and everything will start to
  get sticky.

  Add in the vegetables, toss together, and remove from heat. Stir in
  the peanuts and herbs and serve immediately.

  There is a fine line between the mixture being Just Right and Too
  Sticky. Usually too sticky happens when you cook it too long. Watch
  it carefully and once you see it starting to come together, remove
  from heat right away and toss with veggies.

  From: <https://pinchofyum.com/
  rainbow-vegetarian-pad-thai-with-peanuts-and-basil>

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