Pad Thai

Name: Pad Thai
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200-250 g Dry ‘Pad Thai’ Rice Noodles; 2 Eggs; Prawns, Squid, Chicken, Pork OR Firm Tofu 500g in total; 1 Onion *OR Shallots 2 to 3; 2 cloves Garlic *finely chopped; 1 small piece Ginger *finely chopped; 1 Red Chilli *OR 1/2 teaspoon Dry Chilli Flakes; 1 cup Bean Sprouts; 1/4 cupful Spring Onion / Garlic Chives; Canola Oil for cooking; Coriander Leaves for serving; Chopped Toasted Peanuts; Lime *cut into wedges; <Sauce>; 2 tablespoons Tamarind Paste *OR Lime/Lemon Juice, Rice Vinegar; 2-3 tablespoons Brown Sugar; 2 tablespoons Fish Sauce; 1 tablespoon Soy Saucer *optional; 1/4 cup Water

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

As you might already know, ‘Pad Thai’ is a stir-fried rice noodle dish, which is very popular in Australia. Ready-made Pad Thai Sauces are available from supermarkets. They are all very sweet!!! I would never buy them again because the sauce is easy to make.

The ingredients to cook with the rice noodles can be firm tofu, prawns, squid, chicken, pork, etc. It seems there is no rule about the ingredients, so this dish is a good clean-up-the-fridge dish for me.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

4 servings

200-250 gDry ‘Pad Thai’ Rice Noodles
2Eggs
Prawns, Squid, Chicken, Pork OR Firm Tofu 500g in total
1Onion *OR Shallots 2 to 3
2 clovesGarlic *finely chopped
1small piece Ginger *finely chopped
1Red Chilli *OR 1/2 teaspoon Dry Chilli Flakes
1 cupBean Sprouts
1/4cupful Spring Onion / Garlic Chives
Canola Oil for cooking
Coriander Leaves for serving
Chopped Toasted Peanuts
Lime *cut into wedges
<Sauce>
2 tablespoonsTamarind Paste *OR Lime/Lemon Juice, Rice Vinegar
2-3 tablespoonsBrown Sugar
2 tablespoonsFish Sauce
1 tablespoonSoy Saucer *optional
1/4 cupWater

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Steps

1

Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl.
2

Prepare the proteins and vegetables. They will be cooked with the noodles, so I recommend to thinly slice the meat, tofu, onions. Lightly whisk the eggs in a separate bowl.
3

Now you can start to prepare the noodles. Place noodles in a large bowl, pour over plenty of boiling water and soak for 5 minutes, then drain and rinse under cold water, and drain again. *Note: Do not make them absolutely soft at this stage.
4

Add 1 tablespoon Oil to the heated wok or a very large frying pan, cook Eggs like scrambled egg and transfer to a plate. Add a little more Oil, cook Chicken or Pork (or other meat), if you use any, and Onion (Shallots), Garlic, Ginger and Chilli, then add Prawns or Squid (or other seafood), if you use any, and stir-fry until almost cooked through.
5

Bring back the scrambles egg to the wok. Then add Bean Sprouts, Tofu, if you use it, and the noodles, then the sauce.
6

Toss gently for about 1 minute, then add Spring Onion or Garlic Chives. Toss to combine then remove from heat.
7

Sprinkled with Peanuts, Coriander Leaves and extra Chilli only if you like them, and serve with Lime wedges.