Phad Thai at Home

Thai food is one of my favorite cuisines, and luckily, much of it is made with gluten free ingredients. Phad Thai is a total comfort food for me, and it's a ton of fun to make because you can personalize it to your tastes with a variety of flavors and ingredients.

You can find rice sticks at almost every grocery store, in the Asian foods section. Thai Kitchen is a great brand that makes rice noodles, and several different Thai style sauces and marinades. The noodles are very easy to cook; just bring water to a boil, turn off the heat, and add the noodles, stir occasionally. They take about 8-10 minutes to soften.

I like to use their Pad Thai sauce, but spice it up with freshly diced garlic, shallots, green onion, crushed peanuts, and lime.

I made a simple tofu Phad Thai, but you can add any protein you desire. My other favorites are shrimp or chicken. I lightly pan fried the firm tofu in oil and a bit of Tamari sauce (gluten-free soy sauce) for extra flavor. I then sauteed the diced garlic, shallot, and green onion. After about 8 minutes, I drained the noodles and tossed them into the wok-style pan with the garlic and shallots. Next add the sauce and toss over the heat for a couple minutes.

Garnish with a bit more green onion, crushed peanuts, and lime wedges. Yum!