How to Make Pad Thai in the Instant Pot with Tofu and Chicken - VR 180 Recipe Video

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Soy sauce is easier to find and offers a similar umami flavor.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: tempeh

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: cashews

Sunflower seeds are nut-free and maintain crunch.

Add 8 ounces of boneless skinless chicken breast cut into small cubes into the Instant Pot.

Add 1.5 cups of chicken broth (or vegetarian broth) to the pot.

Add 3 medium scallions trimmed and thinly sliced (up to 1 cup, optional).

Add 1/4 cup of roasted unsalted peanuts (or other nuts if allergic).

Add 2-3 tablespoons of fish sauce (using Red Boat brand is recommended).

Add 3 tablespoons of dark brown sugar (or white sugar).

Add 2 tablespoons of unseasoned rice vinegar (or white wine vinegar as substitute).

Add 6 minced garlic cloves (about 2 tablespoons).

Add 1 tablespoon of regular or low sodium soy sauce (or gluten-free tamari).

Stir all the ingredients in the pot to mix the sauce together.

Add 8-9 ounces of raw dried wide flat rice noodles, breaking them in half to fit, and lay them on top of the liquid mixture without pushing them down.

Add 8 ounces of diced firm tofu on top of the noodles without mixing it in.

Add 1 yellow bell pepper cut into strips or cubes on top of the tofu.

Lock the lid on the Instant Pot, ensuring the sealing ring is in place and the lid is clean.

Set the Instant Pot for high pressure manual pressure cook for 4 minutes, ensuring the keep warm setting is turned off.

After cooking, perform a quick release by pushing the valve in to release pressure.

Once the pressure is fully released, carefully open the lid using oven mitts and avoid hot steam.

Gently stir the cooked ingredients in the pot, separating any clumps of noodles if necessary.

Serve warm, garnished with lime wedges or cilantro.

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