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Thai-style Fried Noodles, "Pad Thai"




Source of Recipe


http://importfoods.com/


Recipe Introduction


This is the best version I have tried. Quantities of each ingredient can easily be adjusted to taste. Serves 4


List of Ingredients




Ingredients for Pad Thai Sauce:
1/4 cup palm sugar
1/4 cup fish sauce
1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate
1/4 cup Sriracha sauce

Ingredients for Pad Thai:
2-3 egg lightly beaten
1 lb fresh shrimp, uncooked
2 tablespoon sliced shallot
2 tablespoon chopped salted radish
1/2 cup diced firm tofu
2 handfuls rice stick noodle
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
2 cup fresh bean sprouts
1/2 cup fresh chives, cut into one inch long pieces
1-2 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoons chopped roasted peanut
sliced fresh lime
vegetable oil for frying

Recipe



Method for Pad Thai Sauce:

Put tamarind concentrate into a measuring cup, and add enough water to make 1/4 cup, stir, this is your tamarind juice.

In a small sauce pan, put palm sugar, fish sauce, tamarind juice, and sriracha sauce. Cook on low heat until the palm sugar dissolves, then increase heat. Let it start to boil, then quickly remove from heat, and set aside. You can make this Pad Thai sauce ahead and put in a jar in the fridge up to a week.

Method for the Pad Thai:

Rinse the radish several times under cold water, gently squeezing off the water. Chop it and add a little bit of sugar to sweeten, mix well.

Soak the rice stick noodle in warm water for about 15 minutes, leave in water until you are ready to use.

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok at medium-high heat. Add egg and cook it quickly, scrambling into small pieces. remove, set aside.

Add 2 tablespoons of oil in the same wok. Add shrimps and cook until done. Transfer to a bowl, set aside.

Add 2 tablespoon of oil to the wok. Add shallot, radish and tofu fry until aromatic. Increase the heat of your wok. Add a handful of soaked noodles followed with water. Stir-fry this mixture for about 5-6 minutes. The noodles will start to get soft. Add 1/2 cup of Pad Thai Sauce and mix well. Add sugar, cooked egg, bean sprout, chive and cooked shrimps. Stir well for another 1-2 minutes until everything blends together. Turn off heat, transfer to serving plate with sliced fresh lime, roasted peanuts, and more bean sprout on the side.