How to Make an Easy Recipe for Pad Thai

tofu

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Tempeh is more nutritious, while cottage cheese is budget-friendly.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken breast is leaner, and canned tuna is often cheaper.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is lower in calories, while salt is a budget option.

Prepare a condiment by mixing 1/3 cup white vinegar with sliced serrano chili.

Make pickled radish by dissolving 1/2 teaspoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt in 1/4 cup water and soaking radish sticks for 15 minutes.

Mix 1/4 cup fish sauce, 3 tablespoons sugar, and 3 tablespoons tamarind concentrate to create the sauce.

Chop 4 shrimp into small pieces, season with 1/8 teaspoon sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt, and dry them in the microwave.

Soak 8 ounces of rice noodles in 6 cups of boiling water for 8 minutes, then rinse and toss with 2 teaspoons of oil.

Heat 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in a skillet and cook dried shrimp for about 3 minutes until golden brown.

Add another teaspoon of oil, minced scallion whites, and 1 clove of garlic to the skillet, cooking for about a minute.

Combine the cooked ingredients in a bowl before adding the noodles and sauce.

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