So much Thai!

Last weekend, Meagan and I visited our friend Jill in Pittsburgh. Jill started here in C'ville with us as new grads, but moved back to Pittsburgh to be with her fiance :)

 

It was a really good eating weekend!

 

Friday night we started with Toasted Almond Cups from a local bakery- dessert first? Yes!

 

Saturday we spent the day exploring Pittsburgh and watching movies, it was cold out! Dinner was some excellent Pad Thai-



 

And breakfast Sunday. Not a Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, but might as well have been! It's one of Jill and Steve's favorite diners and I'll take a local's advice any day!

 

 

Last week, some friends from work planned to make dinner together. We wanted to try our hand at homemade Thai food. We started by heading to the Oriental Market, to get authentic ingredients.

 

 

Homemade Pad Thai 

 

- Rice noodles

- Pad Thai sauce (you can make your own, but we went with a jarred sauce for our first try)

- 4 Tbs oil

- 2 cloves minced garlic

- 4 shallots, thinly sliced

- shrimp

- 2 eggs, lightly beaten

- 1 C fresh bean sprouts

- 2 Tbs fresh cilantro

- 3 Tbs chopped roasted peanuts

 

 

1. Fill a pot with warm water. Soak rice noodles in water for 8-12 minutes.

 

2. Heat 2 Tbs oil in large saucepan over high heat. Add garlic, shallots, and shrimp to pan and cook until shrimp are opaque. Transfer to a plate.

 

3. Add remaining 2 Tbs oil to pan, then pour in eggs; stir until cooked, about 1 minute. Make sure to break up the egg into small pieces.

 

4. Reduce heat to low, add sauce and noodles to pan and mix well.

 

5. Add cooked shrimp, bean sprouts, and peanuts to noodles and toss. Garnish with cilantro and peanuts.