Pad Thai

Name: Pad Thai
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 8 oz fresh medium stick rice noodles if used dried noodles, rehydrate 4oz noodles for 1hr; 1 small shallot chopped; 4 cloves garlic chopped; 1/4 cup firm tofu; 2 tbsp dried small shrimp finely chopped; 2 thai chili peppers chopped, optional; 2 cups fresh bean sprouts; 2 scallions thinly sliced, lengthwise; 2 eggs; 1/4 lb shrimp or protein of choice; 3 tbsp palm sugar chopped; 3 tbsp water; 1/4 cup tamarind paste (make sure it is Thai tamarind paste); 3 tbsp fish sauce; bean sprouts; chopped peanuts; chili flakes; lime

5 steps

PAD THAI is one of the most iconic Thai noodle dishes (if not THE MOST FAMOUS) and there’s a good reason why! You’re going to LOVE making this dish at home!

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:50:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories655.5 kcal (33%)

Total Fat15.4 g (22%)

Carbs108 g (42%)

Sugars28.4 g (32%)

Protein33.8 g (68%)

Sodium2795.6 mg (140%)

Fiber13.4 g (48%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

8 ozrice noodles

fresh, medium stick, if used dried noodles, rehydrate 4oz noodles for 1hr

1shallot

small, chopped

4 clovesgarlic

chopped

¼ cupfirm tofu

2 Tbspdried shrimp

small, finely chopped

2thai chili peppers

chopped, optional

2 cupsbean sprouts

fresh

2scallions

thinly sliced, lengthwise

2eggs

0.25 lbshrimp

or protein of choice

Sauce

3 Tbsppalm sugar

chopped

3 Tbspwater

¼ cuptamarind paste

make sure it is Thai tamarind paste

3 Tbspfish sauce

Optional Garnishes

Instructions

Step 1

Mix together tamarind paste, fish sauce, and water. Roughly chop palm sugar and slowly melt over medium heat in a small saucepan until a dark blonde color. Once melted, immediately add your premixed sauce and stir until the sugar has dissolved and set aside.

Step 2

Prepare your shallot, garlic, tofu, small shrimp, chilis, bean sprouts, and scallions and set aside.

Step 3

Over high heat add 1 tbsp of avocado oil and cook your protein and set aside.

Step 4

Add 3 tbsp of oil over high heat and add your shallot, garlic, tofu, dried shrimp and optional thai chili peppers. Stir fry for 30 seconds. Next add your rice noodles and sauce and mix to combine. Continue cooking over high heat 2-3 min until the sauce has incorporated into the noodles (test noodles for doneness).

Step 5

Push noodles aside and add a bit of oil. Add 2 eggs and scramble until 90% done, then mix together with noodles. Add scallions, bean sprouts and chopped peanuts and mix. Serve with more bean sprouts, chopped peanuts, lime, and chili pepper and enjoy!

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