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Pad Thai
Thailand's most famous noodle dish — stir-fried rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts and a tangy tamarind sauce.
15 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
Medium
Difficulty
12
Ingredients
8
Steps
Ingredients
Servings
- 80 gm flat rice noodles (dried)
- 100 gm raw prawns or chicken, sliced
- 1 egg
- 2 tbspn vegetable oil
- 2 spring onions, sliced
- 50 gm bean sprouts
- 1 tbspn tamarind paste
- 1 tbspn fish sauce
- 1 tspn sugar
- ½ tspn chilli flakes
- 1 tbspn roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 1 lime wedge
Method
- 1
Soak the rice noodles in cold water for , then drain.
- 2
Mix the tamarind paste, fish sauce and sugar into a sauce.
- 3
Heat 1 tbspn oil in a wok over a very high heat. Cook the prawns or chicken for . Push to the side.
- 4
Add the remaining oil. Add the drained noodles and stir-fry for .
- 5
Push the noodles to the side. Crack in the egg and scramble it, then mix with the noodles.
- 6
Add the sauce and toss everything together.
- 7
Add the spring onions and bean sprouts and toss for .
- 8
Serve topped with peanuts and a lime wedge.
Notes
- High heat is essential — a wok over maximum heat gives the best result.
- Tamarind paste is available in Asian supermarkets. Do not use tamarind block without dissolving first.
- Top with extra chilli flakes, lime juice and sugar at the table.