Light and Fresh Tofu Pad Thai
Little italy cannoli |
Serves |
MAIN COURSES
Serves
INGREDIENTS
Noodles:
4 ounces rice stick noodles
1 to 2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 cup chopped scallions, divided
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 whole eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
DIRECTIONS
3 ounces bean sprouts, divided
½ctup roasted salted peanuts, chopped, divided
1 lime, cut into wedges Tofu:
8 ounces extra firm tofu, cut into
1” cubes
½ cup flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
INGREDIENTS |
| &BREAKFAST DESSERTS |
Cannoli: | Filling: | |
1 ½ cups | ¾ cup whole milk ricotta | |
1 tablespoon sugar | ¾ cup mascarpone cheese | |
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon | ½ cup confectioners’ sugar | |
2 tablespoons chilled unsalted | Seeds of ½ a vanilla bean (split, | |
butter, cut into cubes | seeds removed, discard pod), |
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½ cup limoncello or orange | or 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla |
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liqueur | extract |
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1 egg, beaten | ¼ teaspoon cinnamon |
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DIRECTIONS | teaspoon of salt |
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1. | In a food processor, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon. Pulsing briefly, add |
| butter until it resembles coarse meal. Remove dough from food processor and |
| place in a large bowl. |
2. | With a fork, stir in liqueur. Form into a ball (dough will be crumbly), wrap in |
1.Cover rice sticks with hot water and let soften for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent clumping.
2.Preheat fryer to 350°F.
3.Heat peanut oil in a skillet over medium heat and add scallions and garlic. Sauté for about 2 minutes or until fragrant. Remove scallions and garlic and place in a large bowl.
4.Add eggs to skillet and scramble, using a spoon to break up the eggs.
5.Add scrambled eggs to scallions and garlic.
6.Toss tofu in flour and salt, and immediately place in a single layer in the basket and fry for about 4 minutes or until light golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
7.In a small bowl, combine fish sauce, sugar, and rice wine vinegar.
8.Drain noodles, and combine with bean sprouts and sauce in a bowl. Gently stir in tofu, and top with peanuts and a wedge of lime.
Tip
Fill these with cheese filling just before serving to keep shells crispy.
| plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. |
3. | To make filling, combine ricotta, mascarpone, sugar, vanilla beans, cinnamon & |
| salt. |
4. | Preheat fryer to 350°F. |
5. | Remove dough from the refrigerator, and divide into 6 balls. Lightly dust a work |
| surface with flour, and roll out each ball to a 1/16” thickness. Cut dough with a 4 |
| inch circular cookie cutter or bowl. |
6. | Form each dough circle around a cannoli form, overlapping ends and sealing |
| securely with the egg wash. Brush the outside of each cannoli with egg wash. |
7. | Lay cannoli in a single layer in the basket, and lower into the oil. Fry until golden |
| brown, about 2 minutes.Allow to cool completely on a plate lined with paper |
| towels. Remove cannoli molds. |
8. | Using a pastry bag or a small spoon, fill the fried cannoli shells with the cheese |
| mixture. If you don’t have a pastry bag, simply cut ¼" corner off of a plastic |
| storage bag, fill the bag, and pipe the cheese mixture into the cannoli shell. |
9. | Sprinkle cannoli with confectioners’ sugar before serving. |
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