Shrimp Pad Thai, The Weekly Menu and a Book Review

This quick dinner is perfect for those days when you walk in the door, starving, but have forgotten to take anything out for dinner.  

You will have made and eaten this dish in less time than it would take to phone and have it delivered. 

Pad Thai with extra peanuts, paid for by phone, and dropped at the door upon delivery is the preferred dinner of  Lucas, an introvert, who is very happy living his solitary life playing video games, working from home, and ordering takeout to be delivered without contact.

Written in true Backman fashion, this short story had me laughing out loud during my flight from Detroit to LA last month.  

Then one day the doorbell rings and Lucas makes the mistake of opening the door.  The life he knew and loved starts to dissolve when he meets the 3 board members from his apartment building who barge in demanding to see his frying pan.

At only 68 pages, this is a quick, fun, easy read.  Just be warned that if you read it on a flight or in a doctor's office waiting room, you will get many strange looks when you start laughing out loud.

I am sharing this review over at Foodies Read.  Stop by and see what the other Foodies are reading this month.

We are celebrating Valentine's Day at home tonight.  My Valentine's menu is above and my Weekly Menu for next week follows, below which you will find the recipe for this delicious stir fry.

I have so enjoyed having Chuck home this past week and I am happy to report that Frank is getting stronger every day.  He can get around well enough that I am heading back to the gym and my old routine.  I can't wait to get back into the groove.  We go for his follow-up appointment on Thursday and I know he hopes to get the doc's okay to drive again.

Soup Saturday

Panera Turkey Chili

Sunday Supper

Pot Roast

Root Vegetables

Meatless Monday

Grilled Cheese and Avocado

Taco Tuesday

Southwestern Chicken Salad

Wednesday

Out to dinner before Choir 

Thursday

Beef Pot Pie (using leftovers from Sunday)

Fish Friday

Garlic Butter Basted Salmon

Mashed Potatoes

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Entrees, StirFry, Pasta, Asian, Quick, Easy, Seafood, Shrimp

Entrees, Seafood

Asian

Yield: 4 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Shrimp Pad Thai

This quick dinner is perfect for those days when you walk in the door, starving, but have forgotten to take anything out for dinner.

Prep time: 7 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 22 Min

Ingredients

• 8 oz. pad thai rice noodles
• 2 T. fish sauce
• 3 T. brown sugar
• juice of 2 limes
• 1 serrano chile, minced
• 1/4 c. peanut oil
• 3 shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 T. minced garlic
• 12 oz. raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 2 eggs, beaten
• fresh bean sprouts, for serving
• crushed roasted nuts for serving

Instructions

1. Bring a large skillet of water to a boil. Turn off heat and add the noodles. Let soak until soft and pliable. Transfer the noodles to a colander to drain.
2. Whisk together the fish sauce, brown sugar, lime juice and minced serrano pepper. Set aside.
3. Heat 2 Tablespoons of the oil in a wok. Add the shallots and garlic. Cook and stir until lightly browned, 2 or 3 minutes.
4. Add the noodles and cook, stirring until heated through, another 2-3 minutes.
5. Add the shrimp and cook until they turn pink, push all the ingredients to one side of the wok, and add the remaining oil to the opposite side.
6. Add the beaten eggs to the oil and cook, stirring, for about a minute, until just set. Add the fish sauce mixture and toss to coat.
7. Divide the Pad Thai between 4 dishes and sprinkle with desired amount of nuts and bean sprouts.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

477

Fat (grams)

17 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

3 g

Carbs (grams)

63 g

Fiber (grams)

2 g

Net carbs

61 g

Sugar (grams)

11 g

Protein (grams)

17 g

Sodium (milligrams)

1328 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

189 mg

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