Simple Pad Thai – A Lovely Mess

Whereas I’ve not but had the pleasure of visiting Thailand (it’s excessive on my record!), I’m a BIG fan of their nationwide dish: Pad Thai. If you happen to’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 contemporary lime. Conventional pad thai has quite a lot of completely different flavors happening and a lot style! It’s most likely one among my high consolation meals!

This pad thai recipe is just not notably genuine, however it’s tasty and tremendous straightforward for any house cook dinner to make in about half-hour (or much less).

Associated: If you happen to love shrimp dinners, subsequent up, strive shrimp scampi or ceviche.

Substances

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

Additionally, you will need contemporary 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 crimson pepper flakes. Stir till the sugar dissolves.

Thaw the shrimp. If wanted, take away the tails and devein. Generally cooked shrimp will have already got this step finished. Chop the bell pepper. Mince the garlic. In case you are 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 little thing to 1 fringe of the pan and switch the warmth down barely to medium. Add the egg and stir to scramble, then stir the opposite elements into the egg.

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

Notes & Substitutions

• You’ll be able to substitute the shrimp on this recipe for different proteins like further agency tofu or rooster. Or you possibly can depart it out completely for extra of a stir fry noodle facet dish possibility.
• 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 elements 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’ll be able to substitute the brown sugar for palm sugar.
• One of the best ways to thaw frozen shrimp is to put the sealed bag within the fridge in a single day.
• If you happen to 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. After 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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