Dinner

Drunkard's Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) is for Dinner.

Drunkard's Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) takes several minutes to prepare.

Drunkard's Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) takes several minutes to cook.

Drunkard's Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Drunkard's Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) are:

FOR THE SAUCE:
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoon palm sugar or brown sugar
1 tablespoon mirin
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon Maggi or Golden Mountain sauce
1 teaspoon sambal (Thai chili-garlic paste) or hot red pepper flakes
Juice of half a lime

For the noodles:
7 ounces (about half a package) wide rice noodles
3 tablespoons peanut or canola oil
1 clove garlic, minced
2 jalapeño peppers (preferably 1 red and 1 green), seeded and thinly sliced
3 large scallions, bulb ends thinly sliced, green tops cut into 2-inch pieces
8 ounces skinless boneless chicken breast or thigh, cubed
2 cups thickly sliced Napa cabbage
1/2 to 1 ounce fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
1/2 to 1 ounce fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
Half a lime, cut into wedges, for serving.

Here is how you make Drunkard's Noodles (Pad Kee Mao):

1. For sauce: In a small bowl, combine oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, mirin, rice vinegar, Maggi, sambal and lime juice. Mix well and set aside.2. For the noodles: Soak noodles in cold water for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and cook until tender but still firm, about 8 minutes. Drain most of water from pot, adding just enough cool water so that noodles stay warm but do not continue to cook.3. Place a large wok or skillet over high heat. When pan is hot, add oil. Add garlic, jalapeños and sliced scallion bulbs, and sauté to let flavors infuse oil, about 1 minute. Add chicken and cabbage, and stir-fry until chicken is opaque and beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes.4. Add basil, cilantro and scallion tops. Drain noodles and add to pan. Add sauce, and toss until mixed and well-heated, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve hot, with lime wedges for squeezing over noodles.Yield: 2 to 3 servings.Number of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MIGAWAGA.

The nutritional information for Drunkard's Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 519.4

• Total Fat: 10.0 g
• Cholesterol: 59.7 mg
• Sodium: 1,528.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 77.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
• Protein: 28.9 g