{"id":1405,"date":"2023-03-03T23:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T10:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericjames.co.nz\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2023-05-18T23:31:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T11:31:54","slug":"its-fakeaway-recipe-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericjames.co.nz\/its-fakeaway-recipe-time\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s fakeaway recipe time!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Tempting though it may be to dash through an order to your local Thai takeaway on a Friday arvo, these days it\u2019s worth a second thought. Rising costs of ingredients are being passed on to consumers and an under-pressure hospitality sector means your local might be understaffed \u2013 or not open at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Enter: the fakeaway. This Pad Thai recipe has the greasy, tasty easiness of a real takeaway (plus it\u2019s cheap-as to make!) The ingredients can be easily swapped for what you\u2019ve got in the cupboard, which we\u2019ve indicated below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Serves 2 – 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 125g flat rice noodles (half a standard pack)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juice of 2 limes (or one juicy lemon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00bd tsp cayenne pepper (or 1 tsp Sriracha hot sauce)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 tsp brown sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 tbsp fish sauce<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 tbsp vegetable oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n 200g protein \u2013 tofu, prawns and chicken all work well<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4 spring onions sliced <\/p>\n\n\n\n 140g bean sprouts (or any crunchy vegetable)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 25g chopped peanuts (use crunchy peanut butter if needed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Handful of coriander (or mint if it\u2019s the only option)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Method<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tempting though it may be to dash through an order to your local Thai takeaway on a Friday arvo, these days it\u2019s worth a second thought. Rising costs of ingredients are being passed on to consumers and an under-pressure hospitality sector means your local might be understaffed \u2013 or not open at all. Enter: the fakeaway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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