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Pad Thai Recipe


Pad Thai Recipe
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This dish tastes just like the pad thai you buy at the food stalls in Bangkok! You can use shrimp or tofu (either, neither or both). Thai food is eaten with a fork and spoon, the fork being used to push the food onto the spoon. The fork is never pu... More

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Ingredients
  • Line up these ingredients on your worktop IN THIS ORDER:
  • 2Tbsp veg or peanut oil
  • 1 med red or white onion, chopped
  • 150g/6oz uncooked shrimp (you may use frozen cooked shrimp but make sure you thaw and drain) OPTIONAL
  • 150g/6oz tofu, cubed
  • 1 package (2 sachets) pad thai noodles
  • 2 eggs
  • A handful of beansprouts
  • 1Tbsp sugar
  • 2Tbsp fish sauce (nam plau)
  • The juice of 1 small lime
  • 4Tbsp thai chili dipping sauce OR 1 Tbsp chili powder
  • 4Tbsp roughly chopped peanuts
  • A few fresh coriander leaves, chopped

Directions
  1. Heat OIL in a large wok (hot but not smoking).
  2. Stir fry ONION until golden brown, 4 minutes.
  3. Stir in SHRIMP and TOFU, cook until shrimp is pink and tofu is browned.
  4. Add NOODLES and stir until heated through.
  5. Add 2 EGGS and quickly stir until cooked and mixed with noodles.
  6. Add BEANSPROUTS, SUGAR, FISH SAUCE, LIME JUICE and CHILI DIPPING SAUCE or CHILI POWDER and stir through, mixing well.
  7. Turn off heat to wok.
  8. Sprinkle with PEANUTS and CHOPPED CORIANDER.
  9. Serve in flat bowls with extra lime juice, peanuts and beansprouts available for garnish (optional).
  10. (You will need to use two large mixing/ kitchen spoons to cook and toss the ingredients in the wok.)

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Another winner!! Thank you for the post!


My favourite food ever!


I always thought it was so complicated to make Pad Thai but this seems pretty simple and healthy. Thank you for the post, I can't wait to try it.


I love Pad Thai. I saved it to try on the weekend. Thanks


We love pad thai...I'll give this a try.. :)


This recipe sounds like the Pad Thai I tasted in a market in Tapua Pa last week :o) looking forward to cock it!!!


Great recipe and one of my favorite dishes. I can't wait to try your version out. Thank you!


Yummy. I'm making this tonight!


Can't wait to try this thanks for this.


Wow great recipe love it.


Great stuff, too bad the kid won't touch it, but that means more for me. And my lunch pail, too.


Made this tonight and it was simply wonderful!


Wow... this sounds like it would taste just like the restaurant. I'm going to give this a try this weekend. Thanks for the post. I'm always looking for Asian Recipes... they are hard to duplicate sometimes. Looooove… Asian food!!!


This loks wonderful. I've never cooked Tofu before so I guess now I'll give it a try cause I'm definately going to make this great recipe. '5' from me


Wow! Sounds so easy! Thanks for the great post!


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