{"id":1842,"date":"2012-09-28T16:27:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T20:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stlydias.org\/blog\/?p=1842"},"modified":"2012-09-28T16:27:05","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T20:27:05","slug":"thai-green-beans-with-basil-and-thai-rice-noodle-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/2012\/09\/thai-green-beans-with-basil-and-thai-rice-noodle-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Green Beans with Basil and Thai Rice Noodle Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thai green beans with basil<\/strong><\/div>\n
This is a veggie version. For a more traditional version, use 1\/2lb of ground pork instead of\u00a0tofu and fish sauce instead of the final soy sauce addition. Also\u00a0jalape\u00f1o\u00a0can be replaced\u00a0with\u00a0any other hot pepper, including traditional Thai varieties. -Phil<\/em><\/div>\n
Serves 4<\/div>\n

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1\/2 package firm tofu<\/p>\n

1T soy sauce<\/div>\n
1\/2T toasted sesame oil<\/div>\n
2 cloves garlic<\/div>\n
1\/2 lb green beans<\/div>\n
1 onion<\/div>\n
1 sweet pepper<\/div>\n
1\/2 of a jalape\u00f1o pepper<\/div>\n
1c basil leaves<\/div>\n
2T soy sauce,\u00a0fish sauce or oyster sauce<\/div>\n
cooking oil\n<\/div>\n
PREP<\/div>\n
1. Crumble firm tofu and drizzle with soy sauce and sesame oil.\u00a0Stir fry tofu in 2T oil until browned. Drain and set aside.<\/div>\n
2. Thinly slice onions and peppers.<\/div>\n
3. Cut green beans into 2-inch pieces<\/div>\n
4. Crush garlic.<\/div>\n
5. Mince jalape\u00f1o.<\/div>\n
6. Remove the leaves from basil. If large, you can tear leaves into pieces.\n<\/div>\n
COOKING<\/div>\n
1. Heat 2T oil and add onions til soft.<\/div>\n
2. Add peppers and cook til onions start to brown.<\/div>\n
3. Add green beans, chilis, garlic and tofu.<\/div>\n
4. Saute until green beans are tender.<\/div>\n
5. Add basil and soy sauce (or fish\/oyster sauce) and stir fry 2 more minutes until basil has wilted.<\/p>\n

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Thai rice noodle salad<\/strong><\/div>\n
With this basic recipe, you can substitute and vary the quantities of the vegetables. -Phil<\/em><\/div>\n
Serves 4<\/div>\n

1\/4-1\/2 lb rice noodles<\/p>\n

cucumbers or zucchini –\u00a0cut into strips or shredded<\/div>\n
tomatoes – chopped<\/div>\n
1\/4 of a red pepper, in matchsticks or finely sliced<\/div>\n
1\/2c carrot, shredded<\/div>\n
(optional) jalape\u00f1o – finely sliced, or a pinch of red pepper flakes<\/div>\n
(optional) 2T cilantro, minced<\/div>\n
Vinaigrette<\/div>\n
1\/4c lime juice<\/div>\n
1\/4c rice vinegar<\/div>\n
1T sesame oil<\/div>\n
1\/4c oil<\/div>\n
1T fish sauce or substitute soy sauce<\/div>\n
1t minced garlic\n<\/div>\n
STEPS<\/div>\n
1. Add rice noodles to boiling water for 3 minutes until softened but still firm (or follow box directions);\u00a0drain and rinse under cold water then set aside.<\/div>\n
2. Whisk together vinaigrette ingredients.<\/div>\n
3. Transfer noodles to bowl; add all the veggies; top with dressing and toss.<\/p>\n

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–Prepared with our help by Phil at St. Lydia’s on September 23, 2012<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thai green beans with basil This is a veggie version. For a more traditional version, use 1\/2lb of ground pork instead of\u00a0tofu and fish sauce instead of the final soy sauce addition. Also\u00a0jalape\u00f1o\u00a0can be replaced\u00a0with\u00a0any other hot pepper, including traditional Thai varieties. -Phil Serves 4 1\/2 package firm tofu 1T soy sauce 1\/2T toasted sesame […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1842"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1848,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1842\/revisions\/1848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlydiasliturgy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}