Prep Time
30 mins Cook Time
10 mins Total Time
40 mins
Serves
2
Pad Thai is stir-fry dish made with rice noodles, shrimp, chicken, or tofu, peanuts, a scrambled egg and bean sprouts. The ingredients are sautéed together in a wok and tossed in a delicious pad Thai sauce. It’s common street food in Thailand and one of the most popular menu items at Thai restaurants around the country.
Ingredients
PAD THAI SAUCE
· 35 g palm sugar, chopped (3 Tbsp tightly packed)
· 3 Tbsp water
· 4 Tbsp Thai cooking tamarind
· 2 Tbsp good fish sauce
PAD THAI
· 4oz (115g) dry rice noodles, medium size, soak in room temp water for 1 hour (see notes 2,3)
· 2 Tbsp dried shrimp, medium size, chopped
· 3 cloves garlic, chopped
· ¼ cup roughly chopped shallots
· 85g pressed tofu (1 square piece), cut into small pieces
· 3 Tbsp finely chopped SWEET preserved daikon radish (see note 4)
· Dried chilli flakes, to taste (optional)
· 2-3 Tbsp vegetable oil
· 10 medium sized shrimp, or as many as you like (to sub other protein, see note 5)
· 2 eggs
· 2 ½ cups bean sprouts, loosely packed
· 10 stems garlic chives, cut into 2” pieces
· ¼ cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
· 1 lime
· Garnishes and condiments for serving: chilli flakes, roasted peanuts, bean sprouts and garlic chives.
In Thailand, fresh banana blossom is sometimes served on the side of pad Thai. I don't love them personally, but if you do and can find them, go for it!
Instruction
1. Fry shallot and garlic in 3 tablespoons of oil over medium heat until fragrant.
2. Add noodles and water, stir until tender.
3. Season with sugar, fish sauce and tamarind juice. Stir well, and then push the noodles to the side of the wok.
4. Add 3 tbsp of oil to the same wok; add bean curd (tofu) and chilli powder.
5. Sauté and toss well with the fried noodles, and then push the mixture back to the side of the wok again.
6. Put 2 tablespoons of oil in the wok, break the eggs in and stir until done.
7. Toss again with the noodles; add the bean spouts, shrimps and Chinese chives. Stir until everything is done.
8. Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle roasted peanuts on top. Serve with fresh vegetables.
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