Thailand: Pad Thai
COOK
Pui Narintip
Country
Thailand
YIELDS
1 Serving
TOTAL TIME
20 mins
Ingredients
1 rice noodles (stick)
wet tamarind
tofu
bean sprouts and green onions
shrimp, fresh or pre-cooked; seafood or meat of your choice
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 lime
chopped peanuts
cooking oil
1 egg
salt
Prepare the rice noodles
Cook the rice noodles in hot water until soft.
Prepare fresh or frozen shrimp (you can use other types of seafood or meat if you prefer).
Heat some oil or butter in a pan, and fry fresh shrimp (seafood or meat of choice). Set aside.
Making the Pad Thai sauce
Mix boiled hot water and wet tamarind. Add the fish sauce and sugar, then mix. Add salt to taste. Set aside.
Cooking the Pad Thai
Put in a little bit of oil, and mix it with the pad thai sauce. Once the oil and pad thai sauce are hot, add noodles and stir to cover well.
Move noodles and sauce to the side of the pan. Add a little more oil and the eggs. Scramble the eggs to cook. Add tofu and mix all together
Add cooked shrimp (you can use chicken, crab, or any type of meat if you prefer).
Add bean sprouts and green spring onions (keep some green spring onions for garnish). Mix everything to combine, and put on plate.
Ready to serve
Garnish with the leftover green spring onions, chopped peanuts, and lime wedges. Now it is ready to serve.
Watch Pui cook pad thai...