Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, pad thai. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Pad thai, or phad thai, is a stir-fried rice noodle dish commonly served as a street food and at most restaurants in Thailand as part of the country's cuisine. It is typically made with rice noodles, chicken, beef or tofu, peanuts, a scrambled egg, and bean sprouts, among other vegetables. Pad Thai is one of the world's most beloved noodle dishes.
Pad Thai is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Pad Thai is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have pad thai using 23 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pad Thai:
- Prepare FOR THE SAUCE:
- Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp tamarind concentrate/paste
- Prepare 1/4 cup fish sauce
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Sambal Oelek (chili sauce)
- Get 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- Get 1/8 tsp fresh black pepper
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- Take FOR THE NOODLES
- Get 8 oz Thai rice noodles
- Get 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Take 1 tsp cornstarch
- Take 3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- Get Vegetable oil, for stir-frying
- Prepare 4 clove garlic, minced
- Prepare 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- Prepare 2 cup fresh bean sprouts
- Prepare 1/4 cup chicken stock
- Take 1/2 cup sliced carrots, for garnish
- Get 1/2 cup shredded red cabbage, for garnish
- Take 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, for garnish
- Make ready 1/4 cup sliced scallions, for garnish
- Prepare 1/3 cup roughly chopped peanuts, for garnish
- Take Lime wedges, for garnish
Lots of ingredients but SO worth it! Pad Thai - This Pad Thai recipe is how you actually find it in Bangkok and comes from testing hundreds of different variations from food carts all over the city. Pad Thai is stir-fried rice noodle dish ubiquitous with Thai cuisine in the United States, but it wasn't With World War II nearing, the Thai government created the dish to promote a sense of national unity. Pad Thai is believed to have originated in Thailand during World War II.
Instructions to make Pad Thai:
- It's important to bring the sauce to a boil so that it will thicken enough as it cooks with the noodles. make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready to go before you start cooking. This is a fast recipe that comes together in less than 10 minutes once the garlic hits the pan.
- Make the sauce: - - In a medium bowl, whisk together the tamarind concentrate with 1/2 cup warm water. Whisk in the remaining sauce ingredients. Set aside.
- Make the noodles:
- Fill a large pot with hot water. Add the rice noodles and cover the pot, allowing them to soak and soften for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they're barely al dente. (Alternately, cook the noodles according to the package instructions.) The noodles will be stir-fried so do not overcook them at this point.
- Drain the noodles and rinse them with cold water to prevent them from sticking together.
- Cut the chicken breasts into thin, 1-inch slices. Place the chicken in a medium bowl. Whisk together the cornstarch with the soy sauce then pour it over the chicken, stirring to coat.
- Heat a wok or large nonstick sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil then add the minced garlic and crushed red pepper flakes and cook, stirring continuously, for 30 seconds until the garlic is golden brown and fragrant. Add the chicken to the pan (including all liquids), and cook, stirring frequently until it is no longer pink. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of chicken stock at a time to the pan while the chicken is cooking to prevent it from drying out. (You may not use the entire 1/4 cup of chicken stock.)
- Add the noodles to the pan then pour in the prepared sauce. Bring the sauce to a boil, and using two flat spatulas, lift and turn the noodles to combine all of the ingredients. (Don't stir the noodles too vigorously or they'll break.) Continue cooking the noodles for 1 to 2 minutes until the sauce thickens slightly, then add the bean sprouts and cook for 1 more minute. The noodles are fully cooked when they are chewy and no longer crunchy.
- Transfer the noodles to serving dishes and garnish with the sliced carrots, shredded red cabbage, cilantro, scallions, peanuts and lime wedges
It was born out of a combination of a rice shortage and Thailand's prime minister wanting to create a national dish. This is a traditional Pad Thai recipe used by a friend's mother. You can use chicken, pork, beef, tofu, or a combination. You may want to start with less pepper, and work your way up. If you love Thai food, especially authentic Pad Thai, you need this Pad Thai sauce recipe in your Did you know Pad Thai is one of the world's most popular foods?
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