Instant Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe (Yum Mama) ยำมาม่า - Hot Thai Kitchen

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: chopped almonds

Sunflower seeds provide a nut-free option while maintaining crunch.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is a healthier fat alternative.

Welcome to Hot Thai Kitchen. Introduce the dish as Mama Noodle Salad.

Show different flavors of Mama noodles and explain the importance of using classic wheat noodles.

Discuss the use of the garlic oil from the noodle packet in the dressing.

Prepare the dressing using a mortar and pestle: mash Thai chili and cilantro stems, then add palm sugar until dissolved.

Add fish sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, and thinly sliced lemongrass to the dressing, then add both fresh and dry chilies for spice.

Break the Mama noodles into four pieces while still in the bag, then blanche them in boiling water for 2 minutes.

Fish out the noodles from the boiling water and save the water for cooking proteins.

Blanche shrimp in the same boiling water for 30 seconds, then fish them out.

Cook ground pork in the reserved water using the garlic oil from the noodle packet until done, keeping the liquid for flavor.

Combine cooked pork, noodles, and vegetables in a mixing bowl while the pork is still warm to wilt the onions and soften the tomatoes.

Pour the dressing over the noodle mixture and mix well, ensuring the noodles absorb the flavors.

Add chopped Chinese celery and cilantro leaves, then mix everything together until well combined.

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