Red Curry Noodles

Here I go talking about Hawaii again.  I miss it.  One of the things that I miss the most is the amazing food.  I'm so glad that I've sort of mastered the art of Thai cooking so at least one of our cravings are satisfied.  Our absolute favorite dish at our favorite Thai Place was this red curry noodle that is totally amazing and I'm literally drooling just thinking about it.  After leaving Hawaii, I absolutely had to mimic this dish or I wouldn't survive.   Well, one night I was trying to make a Vietnamese brothy dish, and it turned into something very close to my favorite Thai dish.  So I had to experiment a few times and I think I've gotten very close to the actual amazing dish in Hawaii.  I'm so excited to share this and I think I'll have to put it on the menu this week. yum!

Red Curry Noodles

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons of red curry paste (more or less depending on your preference)

1 can coconut milk

1-2 cups vegetable broth

1 tablespoon Braggs (or soy sauce)

1 tablespoon fish sauce

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 onion, chopped

1 cup of chopped broccoli

1 red bell pepper, sliced

1 pkg extra firm tofu

1 handful of thai basil

1 handful cilantro

1 cup chopped, toasted peanuts

1 lime

1 pkg small rice noodles

grapeseed oil

Directions:

Soak tofu in hot salt water for 15 minutes.  Drain and pat dry.  Slice in thin slices and pat dry again.  Fry the tofu in a little grapeseed oil until crispy. Set aside.

In a large wok, bring the garlic and about a tablespoon of grapeseed oil to medium heat, add the curry paste and stir with the garlic and oil for about 2 minutes or until foamy.  Add the onion and saute until translucent. Add the coconut milk, broth, Braggs, and fish sauce and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat to medium and add the broccoli, red pepper, and rice noodles.  Cook until the noodles are tender, about 3 minutes. Add the tofu towards the end and serve up in bowls with a little bit of broth over the top.  Finish off with thai basil, cilantro, peanuts, and a lime wedge. Enjoy! And p.s., it's okay to lick your bowl clean!