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Spicy Pad Thai
🇹🇭 Thai

Spicy Pad Thai

🇹🇭 Thai

Stir-fried rice noodles with prawns, egg, tamarind and fish sauce, finished with bean sprouts, peanuts and lime. This spicy version is finished with chili flakes. Ready in about 32 minutes.

Prep 20 min Cook 12 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

  • Garlic2 cloves
  • Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
  • Eggs2
  • Lime1
  • Fish Sauce2 tbsp
  • Rice Noodles200 g flat
  • Bean Sprouts1 cup
  • Tamarind Paste2 tbsp
  • Prawns200 g, peeled
  • Crushed Peanuts1/4 cup
  • Chili Flakes1 tsp
  • Brown Sugar1 1/2 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Garlic Chivesa handful

Instructions

  1. 1

    Soak the noodles in warm water until pliable; drain.

  2. 2

    Mix tamarind, fish sauce and sugar into a sauce.

  3. 3

    Stir-fry garlic and prawns in a hot wok, push aside and scramble the eggs.

  4. 4

    Add noodles and sauce and toss until absorbed; add sprouts and chives.

  5. 5

    Serve with peanuts and lime.

  6. 6

    Season with chili flakes to taste for extra heat.

Chef's tip

Undersoak the noodles slightly; they finish softening in the wok.

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