🇹🇭 Thai

Pad Thai

Name: Pad Thai
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 2 Eggs; 1/2 cup, roasted and crushed Peanuts; 2 tbsp (palm sugar ideally) Sugar; 2, wedges Lime; 2 tbsp Fish Sauce; 200 g, flat, soaked 30 min Rice Noodles; 300 g, peeled Shrimp; 1 cup Bean Sprouts; 2, sliced Shallots; 3 tbsp Tamarind Paste; 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

🇹🇭 Thai

Thailand's national noodle dish — chewy rice noodles wok-tossed with shrimp, tangy tamarind sauce, egg ribbons and crushed peanuts.

Prep 25 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

Garlic4 cloves, minced
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Eggs2
Peanuts1/2 cup, roasted and crushed
Sugar2 tbsp (palm sugar ideally)
Lime2, wedges
Fish Sauce2 tbsp
Rice Noodles200 g, flat, soaked 30 min
Shrimp300 g, peeled
Bean Sprouts1 cup
Shallots2, sliced
Tamarind Paste3 tbsp
Red Pepper Flakes1 tsp

Instructions

1
Mix tamarind paste, fish sauce and sugar with 3 tbsp warm water — this is the sacred sweet-sour-salty balance.
2
Soak rice noodles in room-temperature water until bendable but still firm. They finish cooking in the wok.
3
Sear shrimp in hot oil for 1 minute per side, remove and set aside.
4
Fry garlic and shallots until golden, push aside, crack in the eggs and scramble loosely.
5
Add noodles and the tamarind sauce. Toss constantly 2-3 minutes until the noodles are tender and glossy.
6
Return shrimp, add bean sprouts and half the peanuts. One quick toss — sprouts should stay crisp.
7
Plate with remaining peanuts, chili flakes and lime wedges on the side.

Chef's tip

Taste the sauce before it hits the noodles — authentic pad thai should hit sour first, then salty, then sweet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: How to Make Authentic Pad Thai in 5 Mins! + Pad Thai Sauce Recipe · on YouTube