Prawn Pad Thai
My love of Thai food started with Pad Thai, Its one dish that I cannot get overJ. I love all variations of Pad Thai dishes; mainly chicken, prawn or pork. I am obsessed with this amazing Thai noodle dish and spend more than an ungodly amount of money on take outs. So finally I have decided to re-create this popular Pad Thai dish at home with fresh prawns from local fish market.
The secret to good Pad Thai dish is in the sauce, tamarind concentrate are the main ingredients for Pad Thai sauce. You can buy these in any Asian food market. I have used rice sticks for this recipe, because it does not become too sticky, tip is to soak this noodles for 25 mins in cold water. It will turn out wonderfully soft and razor thin, perfect for the stir frying. I hope you will enjoy preparing my variation of Pad Thai dish and develop a special appetite for Thai cooking.
For Sauce:
2 tablespoon tamarind paste
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons palm sugar
½ teaspoons of red chili powder; or to taste
Directions
To make pad Thai sauce, heat a small pan on medium low and add fish sauce, palm and tamarind concentrate, and garlic. Cook sauce until palm sugar has completely dissolved. Remove from heat and set aside.
Ingredients
Noodles
Rice sticks noodles – 1 packet (250g)
1 Soak the noodles in cold water for about 25 minutes or when soft.2 tablespoon olive oil
teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced ginger
10-15 prawns cleaned.
2 eggs, lightly beaten with the 1 table spoon sesame oil
¼ cup of red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup of mung bean sprouts
1 cup of carrots, match sticks
¼ cup of green onion cut diagonal in ½ inch segments
¼ cup of cilantro
1/3 cup chopped roasted peanuts (optional)
3 tablespoons chopped coriander
1 lime, cut into wedges
chili flakes
Directions
1 cup of mung bean sprouts
1 cup of carrots, match sticks
¼ cup of green onion cut diagonal in ½ inch segments
¼ cup of cilantro
1/3 cup chopped roasted peanuts (optional)
3 tablespoons chopped coriander
1 lime, cut into wedges
chili flakes
Directions
2. Drain the noodles. Heat the wok, and then add the oil and heat until almost smoking. Add the garlic and ginger; stir for a few minutes.
3. Add the prawns stir for 3-4 minutes and remove and keep aside.
4. Add the chives, onions, carrots, stir-fry for a few minutes.
5. Add the noodles and stir-fry for 2 minute, add the sauce, little at the time
6. When the noodles are covered with sauce, push them to one side of the wok and scramble the eggs and sesame oil mixture.
7. Add the prawns, peanuts and bean sprouts. Mix, place in serving bowl or individual plates.
8. Garnish with the coriander and lime wedges
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