Description
Learn how to make a delicious Pad Thai with this easy recipe. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, this flavorful dish combines rice noodles, shrimp (or chicken), and a savory-sweet sauce topped with crunchy peanuts.
Ingredients
Rice Noodles:
8 ounces rice noodles, soaked in warm water for 20 minutes and drained
Stir-Fry:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 2 cloves garlic (minced), 1 shallot (thinly sliced), 2 large eggs (lightly beaten), 8 ounces shrimp or chicken (peeled and deveined or sliced), 1 cup bean sprouts, 3 green onions (sliced), 1/4 cup crushed roasted peanuts
Sauce:
2 tablespoons tamarind paste, 3 tablespoons fish sauce, 2 tablespoons palm sugar or brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
Garnish:
fresh cilantro and lime wedges
Instructions
- Prepare the Sauce: Whisk together tamarind paste, fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, and chili powder in a small bowl.
- Stir-Fry: Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok. Sauté garlic and shallot until fragrant. Add eggs and scramble. Cook shrimp or chicken. Add soaked noodles and sauce. Cook until tender.
- Finish: Stir in bean sprouts and green onions. Garnish with peanuts, cilantro, and lime wedges.
Notes
- For a vegetarian option, use tofu instead of shrimp or chicken.
- Substitute soy sauce for fish sauce if desired.
- Adjust chili powder to taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 130mg
