Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, authentic pad thai. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pad Thai is like a warm blanket. It's a comfort food of our age, with those chewy noodles, crunchy peanuts, the sweet and tangy sauce, and plenty of chives, bean sprouts, and chicken to make it a full meal. Inspired by the pad thai at Thai Tom, this recipe features a tamarind paste, vinegar, sugar, and fish sauce mixture over perfectly stir-fried eggs, chicken breast, and rice noodles, garnished with peanuts, chives, and fresh bean sprouts. Pad Thai is a noodle stir-fry.
Authentic Pad Thai is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Authentic Pad Thai is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have authentic pad thai using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Authentic Pad Thai:
- Prepare Sauce:
- Prepare 6 Tbsp light brown sugar,
- Get 6 Tbsp tamarind paste or rice vinegar,
- Get 4 Tbsp fish sauce or Thai Taste - Vegan 'Fish' Sauce
- Get 2 Tsp dark soy sauce
- Get Pad Thai:
- Prepare Instant rice noodles (Mama brand)
- Make ready 400 g king prawns / sliced mushrooms,
- Take 2 tsp Thai red chilli flakes or normal chilli flakes (use less for mild),
- Get 2 spring onions roughly chopped,
- Make ready 1 English shallot, sliced,
- Make ready 2 eggs whisked (you can omit this to make it vegan),
- Prepare 1 Tbsp oil (we recommend peanut oil),
- Get Handful beansprouts,
- Make ready 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed,
- Make ready Tofu:
- Get 4-6 tbsp crushed peanuts,
- Prepare 1 block tofu drained, pressed and cut into 1 inch cubes,
- Prepare 1 lime, juiced
- Prepare Freshly cracked black pepper,
- Prepare 1/3 cup cornflour
- Prepare Garnish Examples: Handful of chopped coriander,1 spring onion chopped, lime wedges
You can also buy tamarind concentrate which can be diluted with water. In fact, one of the most famous Pad Thai vendors in Bangkok makes theirs bright orange! That colour, however, comes from shrimp tomalley, not ketchup or paprika. Though popular, it is not considered the classic or original version.
Steps to make Authentic Pad Thai:
- Soak noodles in boiling water for 10 minutes until soft, drain the water.
- Make pad thai sauce by placing ingredients in a small saucpan over a low/medium heat. Once the sauce thickens, add 1 tbsp of water, mix and set aside.
- In a seperate bowl, add the cornflour and black pepper and mix, add the tofu until pieces are coated.
- In a wok on a medium heat, add 1 Tbsp oil, garlic, chilli flakes and prawns (or mushrooms), spring onions, shallot and tofu. Cook for 4 minutes or until tofu is slightly browned on all sides. Set aside on a seperate plate.
- Add 1 Tbsp oil in the wok, add whisked eggs and mix until cooked/resembles scrambled eggs (if you are vegan go to step 6)
- Add drained noodles, beansprouts and sauce and toss until egg and sauce coats the noodles,
- After 5 minutes add prawns/mushrooms/tofu mixture, 2-3 Tbsp of crushed peanuts and lime juice, toss for a final time
- Serve immediately and garnish.
That colour, however, comes from shrimp tomalley, not ketchup or paprika. Though popular, it is not considered the classic or original version. Amongst Thai people we call it shrimp tomalley pad thai or "Pad Thai Mun Goong." Authentic Pad Thai often uses a particular type of ground shrimp in oil which give it that color. I skip that in my recipe because it can be difficult to find in the U. S. and I prefer the balanced flavor in this version.
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