This pad thai recipe is rice noodles tossed with egg, shrimp, and a tamarind sauce. It is not lo mein or a peanut noodle salad.
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Pad Thai
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Description
Pad Thai. From Olivia.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 ounces (170g) rice noodles
- 6 ounces (170g) shrimp
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 2 green onions
- lime
- crushed peanuts
Instructions
- Soak the noodles in hot water until they bend, then drain.
- Stir fish sauce, tamarind, and sugar.
- Heat oil, cook the shrimp, push them aside, and scramble the eggs. Add noodles and sauce and toss. Finish with sprouts, onions, lime, and peanuts.
Notes
Soak the noodles. Boiling them turns them to mush in the pan.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Tamarind
The sour. Lime alone is sharper and thinner.
Fish sauce
The salt. Soy is a different noodle.
Egg
Scrambled in the same pan.
Peanuts
Crushed, at the end.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Chicken?
Sliced thigh in place of the shrimp.
Storage
Best straight from the pan.
Heat
High, and a wide pan.
Two servings
A full pound of noodles crowds a home skillet.