Pad Thai
Pad Thai is a Thai street food classic and it is super easy to make at home.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 300 g rice noodles
- 1 lbs shrimp
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 shallot (diced)
- 4 cloves garlic (diced)
- 1 tbsp shrimp paste
- ½ lbs firm fried tofu (cubed)
- ½ cup tamarind paste
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- ½ tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 large eggs
- 1 handful bean sprouts
- 1 handful Chinese chivess
- lime
- peanuts
Instructions
- Start by prepping all your vegetables (dice shallots, dice garlic, cut chives into 4 inch segments, wash beansprouts)
- Into a hot wok add 1 tbsp of oil and cook your shrimp for 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.1 lbs shrimp, 1 tsp salt
- In a pot of boiling water, start cooking your rice noodles. They only need 3-5 minutes and should still be slightly firm. Strain and set aside.300 g rice noodles
- Add 1 tbsp oil into your wok on high heat and add your diced shallots and garlic, and shrimp paste. Stir 30 seconds.1 shallot, 4 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp shrimp paste
- Add brown sugar, tamarind paste, and fried tofu. Sitr 30 seconds.½ cup tamarind paste, ¼ cup brown sugar, ½ lbs firm fried tofu
- Add your strained rice noodles back into the wok along with some water, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and dark soy sauce. Mix for 30 seconds. To combine the sauce.300 g rice noodles, 2 tbsp water, 1 tsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, ½ tbsp dark soy sauce
- Push noodles to the side and using the other half of the wok, scramble two eggs. Alternatively, you can also just scramble the eggs separately and add them in so that your wok is less chaotic. This will also prevent undercooked eggs which is caused by a wok that isn't hot enough.2 large eggs
- Add bean sprouts, chives, and add back the cooked shrimp. Mix another 1-2 minutes until everything is fully combined.1 handful bean sprouts, 1 handful Chinese chivess
- Garnish with crushed peanuts, lime wedge, and some more bean sprouts.lime, peanuts, 1 handful bean sprouts
