Simple Pad Thai – A Stunning Mess

Whereas I’ve not but had the pleasure of visiting Thailand (it’s excessive on my listing!), I’m a BIG fan of their nationwide dish: Pad Thai. For those who’ve by no means had it, it’s a stir fry noodle dish that normally has shrimp, egg, bean sprouts and rice noodles stir fried in a candy and savory sauce and topped with chopped peanuts and recent lime. Conventional pad thai has lots of completely different flavors happening and a lot style! It’s most likely considered one of my high consolation meals!

This pad thai recipe shouldn’t be significantly genuine, however it’s tasty and tremendous simple for any dwelling cook dinner to make in about half-hour (or much less).

Associated: For those who love shrimp dinners, subsequent up, strive shrimp scampi or ceviche.

Substances

• Rice noodles
• Pink bell pepper
• Bean sprouts
• Garlic
• Shrimp – I take advantage of cooked (cocktail) shrimp
• Egg
• Sesame oil
• Rice vinegar
• Fish sauce
• Soy sauce
• Ketchup
• Brown sugar
• Pink pepper flakes

Additionally, you will need recent cilantro, peanuts, lime wedges and inexperienced onions to serve on the facet.

Directions

Begin by cooking (soaking) the rice noodles. Boil sufficient water in a pot for the rice noodles to simply soak. As soon as the water involves a boil, take away from warmth. Add the rice noodles and canopy for 10-12 minutes. Drain earlier than including to the stir fry.

Subsequent, prep the sauce. In a small bowl, mix the rice vinegar, fish sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar and purple pepper flakes. Stir till the sugar dissolves.

Thaw the shrimp. If wanted, take away the tails and devein. Typically cooked shrimp will have already got this step completed. Chop the bell pepper. Mince the garlic. If you’re utilizing canned bean sprouts, drain from the can liquid.

In a big skillet or wok, warmth the sesame oil over medium-high warmth. Stir fry the bell peppers for a pair minutes, and they need to blister. Then add the shrimp, bean sprouts and garlic. Prepare dinner for an additional couple of minutes. Push every thing to at least one fringe of the pan and switch the warmth down barely to medium. Add the egg and stir to scramble, then stir the opposite components into the egg.

Add the noodles and pour the pad thai sauce over every thing. Stir fry so every thing will get coated within the sauce and will get scorching. I take advantage of tongs to toss every thing simply. To serve, high with chopped cilantro, inexperienced onions and peanuts. Squeeze somewhat recent lime juice over every thing.

Notes & Substitutions

• You may substitute the shrimp on this recipe for different proteins like additional agency tofu or hen. Or you possibly can depart it out fully for extra of a stir fry noodle facet dish choice.
• To make this pad thai recipe extra genuine, use tamarind juice, typically known as tamarind water, and even tamarind paste, typically known as tamarind focus. I’ve a tough time discovering these components within the grocery shops I usually store, so I have a tendency to stay to this much less conventional however nonetheless tremendous tasty model that includes ketchup. 😉
• You may substitute the brown sugar for palm sugar.
• One of the simplest ways to thaw frozen shrimp is to position the sealed bag within the fridge in a single day.
• For those who or a member of the family has an egg sensitivity, you possibly can skip the egg on this recipe. It’s nonetheless nice with out it!
• Retailer any leftovers in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as three days. Once I rewarm pad thai, I’ll place it on a microwave-safe plate, cowl with a humid paper towel, after which microwave for 45 seconds to a minute. The damp paper towel will assist to maintain the noodles from drying out.

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