Authentic Pad Thai recipe

Transport your taste buds to the bustling streets of Thailand with this irresistible Pad Thai recipe. Bursting with vibrant flavors and textures, Pad Thai is a beloved classic of Thai cuisine, featuring stir-fried rice noodles enveloped in a harmonious blend of sweet, tangy, and savory sauces, accompanied by tender shrimp, chicken, or tofu, and adorned with an array of fresh herbs and crunchy peanuts. Whether you’re a seasoned home cook or a novice in the kitchen, this recipe promises to deliver an authentic taste of Thailand right to your dinner table

To make this dish you will need the following ingredients:

Pad Thai Sauce:

• 75g of Seedless Tamarind Pulp
• 250ml of water
• 80g of palm sugar
• 2 tbsp of fish sauce

Rest of the ingredients:

• 1/4 cup of Vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
• 250g of Dried noodles (Soaked in cold water for atleast 30 Minutes)
• 1/4 cup of shallots – Diced (around 2 shallots)
• 2 cloves of garlic – Sliced
• 3 tbsp of dried shrimp – chopped
• 6-8 fried tofu (halved)
• 3 tbsp of sweet preserved radish (optional)
• 10 shrimp – peeled and deveined
• 2 Chicken thighs – Diced
• 2 cups of beansprout
• 10 Garlic chives Quartered
• 1/2 Cup of roasted peanuts
• Chill flakes for garnish

First you want to Soak your dried noodles for a minumum of 30 minutes

Then prep the following ingredients:

• 1/4 cup of shallots – Diced (around 2 shallots)
• 2 cloves of garlic – Sliced
• 3 tbsp of dried shrimp – chopped
• 6-8 fried tofu (halved)
• 3 tbsp of sweet preserved radish (optional)
• 10 shrimp – peeled and deveined
• 2 Chicken thighs – Diced
• 2 cups of beansprout
• 10 Garlic chives Quartered

Now you’re ready to make the sauce

The sauce recipe makes for two portions so you can store it in the fridge for later use.

To make the sauce simply combine all your sauce ingredients into a pot and cook that on medium heat whilst whisking. This step should take around 5-10 minutes. Let that cooking until you have a thick sauce

In a large wok add your Diced chicken thighs and Peeled and deveined shrimp.

You want to cook for for around 5-10 minutes or until the meat and shrimp at cooked at 80-90% – I do this because Chicken can often be overcooked

Once thats done set aside

and clean your wok

Now you’re ready to put everything together.

In the cleaned wok on high heat Add the rest of your oil and fry:

• 1/4 cup of shallots – Diced (around 2 shallots)
• 2 cloves of garlic – Sliced
• 3 tbsp of dried shrimp – chopped
• 3 tbsp of sweet preserved radish (optional)

Add cook that for around 1-2 minutes

Then add your soaked noodles along and let that cook for around 4-5 minutes

Then add:

Your cooked chicken and prawns along with some fried tofu and finally your Pad Thai sauce and give that a toss until well combined with the sauce

Now push the noodles to the side (like the image below) and add a tablespoon of oil – Crack two eggs and scramble then combine everything.

Then add your quartered Garlic chives along with your bean sprout toss that in and let that soften – should be around 2 minutes.

Finally toss in your roasted peanuts and youre ready to enjoy!

Serve this with a wedge of lime along with a side of beansprout, chives and peanuts and garnish with some chilli flakes