Simple Pad Thai – A Stunning 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. Should you’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 plenty of totally different flavors occurring and a lot style! It’s in all probability considered one of my high consolation meals!

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

Associated: Should you love shrimp dinners, subsequent up, attempt shrimp scampi or ceviche.

Components

• 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 aspect.

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. Generally 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 one more couple of minutes. Push every part 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 part. Stir fry so every part will get coated within the sauce and will get sizzling. I take advantage of tongs to toss every part simply. To serve, high with chopped cilantro, inexperienced onions and peanuts. Squeeze slightly recent lime juice over every part.

Notes & Substitutions

• You’ll be able to substitute the shrimp on this recipe for different proteins like additional agency tofu or hen. Or you possibly can go away it out fully for extra of a stir fry noodle aspect dish possibility.
• To make this pad thai recipe extra genuine, use tamarind juice, typically referred to as tamarind water, and even tamarind paste, typically referred to 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.
• The easiest way to thaw frozen shrimp is to position the sealed bag within the fridge in a single day.
• Should you 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 moist 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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