Easy to make Thai 'Mama' Noodle Salad With Lime and Fish Sauce Caramel | Chef That!

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + vinegar

Soy sauce is lower in calories and easier to find.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: cashews

Sunflower seeds provide similar crunch with fewer allergens.

instant noodles

🥗Healthier: whole grain noodles

💰Cheaper: rice noodles

Whole grain noodles offer more fiber and nutrients.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier while still providing a good flavor.

Blanch the instant noodles in boiling water for 1 minute.

Add cabbage to the boiling water with the noodles and blanch together.

In a separate pan, melt palm sugar on low heat to create fish sauce caramel.

Add fish sauce to the melted palm sugar, adjusting the amount for saltiness as desired.

Once the palm sugar is melted, mix in the leftover seasoning from the instant noodle packaging.

Add lime juice to the mixture to dilute the flavors, adjusting to taste.

Add ground pork to the sauce mixture and cook until done.

Taste the mixture for balance of sweet, salty, and sour flavors, adjusting as necessary.

Combine the cooked noodles and cabbage with the sauce mixture and add chopped white onions.

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