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Pad Thai
Description
Classic Thai noodle dish
Ingredients
- Dried Thai medium-width rice noodles: 70 g
- Neutral oil: 2+ tbsp
- Firm tofu: 30 g, sliced into small sticks
- Protein of choice: about 4 oz
- Garlic: 2 cloves, crushed and chopped
- Eggs: 1, large
- Oyster sauce: 1.5 tbsp
- Fish sauce: 1 tbsp
- Tamarind concentrate: 2 tbsp
- Water: 3 tbsp
- Red chili powder: to taste
- Unsalted roasted peanuts: 2 tbsp, coarsely ground
- Bean sprouts: 30 g
- Garlic chives: 10 g, sliced into ~3 cm lengths
Notes
- Can use scallion greens instead of garlic chives if you can't find them
- May want to try reducing tamarind to 1.5 tbsp
Instructions
- Boil enough water to cover noodles. Pour boiling water over noodles, and let sit, stirring occasionally until noodles are softened but still very chewey/al dente, about 6 minutes
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok over medium heat. When hot, add tofu and fry until lightly golden. You'll want to keep the tofu moving so that it doesn't stick
- Add protein, cook until just cooked through
- Add garlic, stir fry for a few seconds until fragrant
- Crank heat to high. Crack egg into wok, scramble with contents
- Remove contents of wok and set aside
- Turn wok heat down to medium-high. Add noodles and sauce mixture (oyster sauce, fish sauce, tamarind concentrate, water). Cook until sauce is somewhat reduced noodles are tender but not overdone
- Toss egg mixture back into wok. Remove from heat. Season with chili powder to taste. Toss in peanuts, bean sprouts, and chives.
pad_thai.txt · Last modified: 2023/03/08 19:06 by hc2qk