Pad Thai

Pad Thai
- This Pad Thai recipe is how you actually Tips and substitutions
find it in Bangkok and comes from testing hundreds of By far, the trickiest part is the soaked noodles. Noodles
different variations from food carts all over the city. Pad should be somewhat flexible and solid, not completely
Thai is the ultimate street food. While "street food" may expanded and soft. When in doubt, undersoak. You
sound bad, food cart cooks are in such a competitive can always add more water in the pan, but you can't
situation, with such limited space, ingredients and tools take it out.
they need to specialize in a dish or two just to stay in
business. The best of these cooks have cooked the Shrimp can be substituted or omitted.
same dish day-after-day, year-after-year, constantly
perfecting it. In this recipe, pre-ground pepper, particularly pre-
ground white pepper is better than fresh ground
Great Pad Thai is dry and light bodied, with a fresh, pepper. For kids, omit the gound dried chilli pepper.
complex, balanced flavour. I've never actually seen the
red, oily pad thai in Thailand that is common in many Tamarind adds some flavor and acidity, but you can
western Thai restaurants. substitute white vinegar.
The ingredients listed below can be somewhat The type of extra firm tofu called for this recipe can be
intimidating but many are optional. If you would like to found at most oriental groceries in a plastic bag, not in
make authentic Pad Thai, just like in Thailand, use all water. Some might be brown from soy sauce, but
the ingredients. some white ones are also available. Pick whatever you
like.
Pad Thai is another perfect vegetarian dish, just omit
shrimp and substitute soy sauce for fish sauce. Add If you decided to include banana flower, cut lengthwise
more tofu if you like. into sections (like orange sections). Rub any open cut
with lime or lemon juice to prevent it from turning dark.
2-3 Servings
The original Pad Thai recipe calls for crushed roasted
peanuts. Many people in Thailand avoid eating
peanuts because of its link to cancer.
1/2 lime
Soak the dry noodles in lukewarm water while
1 egg preparing the other ingredients, for 5-10 minutes.
Julienne tofu and cut into 1 inch long matchsticks.
4 teaspoons fish sauce When cut, the extra firm tofu should have a mozzarella
3 cloves garlic, minced cheese consistency. Cut up Chinese chives into 1 inch
long pieces. Set aside a few fresh chives for a garnish.
1/2 teaspoon ground dried chili Rinse the bean sprouts and save half for serving fresh.
pepper Mince shallot and garlic together.
ground pepper Use a wok. If you do not have a wok, any big pot will
1 shallot, minced do. Heat it up on high heat and pour oil in the wok. Fry
the peanuts until toasted and remove them from the
2 tablespoon sugar wok. Add shallot, garlic and tofu and stir them until
2 tablespoon tamarind they start to brown. The noodles should be flexible but
not expanded at this point. Drain the noodles and add
1/2 package Thai rice noodles to the wok. Stir quickly to keep things from sticking.
Add tamarind, sugar, fish sauce, chili pepper and
2 tablespoon vegetable oil preserved turnip. Stir. The heat should remain high. If
1/2- lb shrimp Optiona your wok is not hot enough, you will see a lot of juice in
1/4 l the wok at this point. Turn up the heat, if it is the case.
Make room for the egg by pushing all noodles to the
1/2 banana flower Optiona side of the wok. Crack the egg onto the wok and
l scramble it until it is almost all cooked. Fold the egg
into the noodles. Add shrimp and stir. Add bean
1/3 cup tofu - extra firm Optiona sprouts, chives. Stir a few more times. The noodles
l should be soft and very tangled.
1- cup Chinese chives - green Optiona
Pour onto the serving plate and sprinkle with peanuts.
1/2 l Serve hot with the banana flower slice and a wedge of
2 tablespoons peanuts Optiona lime on the side and raw Chinese chives and raw bean
sprouts on top.
l
1- cup bean sprouts Optiona As always, in Thailand, condiments such as sugar, chili
1/3 l pepper, vinegar and fish sauce are available at your
table for your personal taste. Some people add more
1 tablespoon preserved turnip Optiona pepper or sugar at this point.
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