Name: Ground Pork "Pad Thai" with Carrot Noodles, Bell Pepper & Peanuts
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 12 medium carrots; 1 small bunch cilantro; 6 eggs; 3 cloves garlic; 1 small bunch green onions (scallions); 1.02 kg lean ground pork; 1 ½ limes; ¾ cup peanuts, roasted unsalted; 3 red bell peppers; brown sugar; crushed red pepper; extra virgin olive oil; fish sauce; rice vinegar; salt; soy sauce

Ground Pork "Pad Thai" with Carrot Noodles, Bell Pepper & PeanutsGround Pork "Pad Thai" with Carrot Noodles, Bell Pepper & Peanuts — a 40-minute dinner recipe with 16 ingredients, serving 6.Ingredients

12 medium carrots

1 small bunch cilantro

6 eggs

3 cloves garlic

1 small bunch green onions (scallions)

1.02 kg lean ground pork

1 ½ limes

¾ cup peanuts, roasted unsalted

3 red bell peppers

brown sugar

crushed red pepper

extra virgin olive oil

fish sauce

rice vinegar

salt

soy sauce

Instructions

Wash and dry the fresh produce.

Peel and trim carrots; using a julienne (or regular) peeler, peel the carrots into noodle-like strips. Place in a large bowl and set aside.

Trim, seed, and slice bell peppers lengthwise into thin strips. Place in a medium bowl.

Trim and cut green onions crosswise into thin pieces. Add to the bowl with the bell pepper.

Preheat a large pot over medium-high heat.

While the pot heats up, peel and mince garlic. Add to the bowl.

Once the pot is hot, add oil and swirl to coat the bottom. Add bell pepper, green onion, garlic, pork, salt, and crushed red pepper. Cook, breaking the meat apart with a spoon, until pork is browned and veggies are tender, 8-10 minutes. (Reserve bowl for the next step.)

Meanwhile, place vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar in the reserved bowl. Whisk to combine the sauce and set aside.

Shave cilantro leaves off the stems; discard stems and mince the leaves. Add to the bowl with the carrot noodles. Set aside.

When the pork is done, crack the eggs into the pot; cook, stirring constantly, until set and no longer runny.

Add carrot noodles, cilantro, and sauce to the pot, then stir to combine. Continue to cook, stirring frequently, until carrot noodles are tender, 5-6 minutes more. Remove from heat, juice limes into the pot, and stir once more to combine the pad Thai.

Meanwhile, roughly chop peanuts.

To serve, divide pad Thai between plates or bowls, sprinkle with peanuts, and enjoy!

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