Pad Thai Noodles?

Pad Thai Noodles?

• currysimple 16 years ago
  Thai noodles are usually thin, similar to Italian linguini. But because they are made of rice, Thai noodles are cooked differently than Italian or Chinese wheat noodles. Instead of boiling them, Thai cooks soak their rice noodles in large containers of cool water for up to 2 hours. The soaking process softens the noodles and makes them slippery (while boiling them makes them sticky and hard to work with). The noodles are then stir-fried a number of ways, depending on the recipe. For "Pad Thai", the most famous of all Thai noodle dishes, the rice noodles are stir-fried in a special spicy sauce together with fresh prawns, pieces of chicken or tofu, egg, and bean sprouts. Finally, Pad Thai can be recognized by its signature toppings: a sprinkling of ground peanuts, a squeeze of lime juice, and a scattering of fresh basil and/or coriander. Hot chilli sauce is usually served on the side, for those who like it extra spicy.
  
  
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