Pad Thai Noodles

Cauldron

These vegan Pad Thai noodles make a delicious weeknight meal or a weekend fake-away treat. This will become a firm favourite in no time!

Prep time: 10-30 minutes (depends if tofu needs to be pressed and drained)

Cooking time: 30 mins

Serves 2

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Ingredients

For the paste (or if you are in a hurry, use a ready-made vegan Pad Thai sauce)

2 medium shallots

4 garlic cloves

Thumb-size piece of ginger

2 stalks of lemongrass, outer skin removed

4 green Thai chillies

1 tsp ground coriander

½ tsp ground cumin

¼ tsp ground white pepper

Coriander stalks from 100g of coriander

1 tsp salt

Main ingredients

1 x Cauldron Authentic Tofu Block 396g OR 1 x Pack of Cauldron Quick & Tasty ( Ready to Cook) Tofu 250g

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 medium red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped (optional)

1 medium red onion, thinly sliced into half-moon shapes

2 tbsp soy sauce

Juice of 1 large lime (about 2 tbsp)

100g rice noodles, pre-cooked

Chopped coriander, crushed peanuts (optional) and spring onions to garnish.

These vegan Pad Thai noodles make a delicious weeknight meal or a weekend fake-away treat. This will become a firm favourite in no time!

Prep time: 10-30 minutes (depends if tofu needs to be pressed and drained)

Cooking time: 30 mins

Serves 2

Preparation

Note: If using Cauldron Authentic Tofu block 396g press for 30 minutes. See the Cauldron website for tips and tricks or as per back-of-pack instructions.

Method

1. Make the curry paste by combining all the ingredients and blitz.

2. Cut the tofu into planks and coat with the Pad Thai paste leave to marinate for 10 minutes.

3. Heat the oil in the frying pan or wok add the tofu pieces and cook until golden brown (approximately 3-4 minutes). Remove from the pan and reserve.

4. Add the garlic, chilli and red onion and fry for 3-4 minutes, or until the onion is tender. Then keeping the heat high, add the tofu pieces back to the pan.

5. Pour over the soy sauce and the lime juice, then stir this for just a few seconds before adding the noodles. Toss them around for 2-3 minutes, or until the noodles are heated through.

6. Mix in half the garnish and stir, serve with the rest of the garnish sprinkled over.