I haven't posted any recent recipe in my Underground Socialite blog in awhile due to the fact that I've been eating out in recent months and have been lazy in taking pictures of recipes that I do make when I'm at home. This recipe has been in my draft for awhile and I will be making it for Christmas but I wanted to get this out to you on how I make my Pad Thai recipe. Very fast and easy but most importantly delicious! Let me know if you do try it! Enjoy!
First, prepare your Pad Thai Sauce:
Ingredients for Pad Thai Sauce (makes four large servings)
- 1/4 cup palm sugar or sugar
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate
- 1/4 cup Srirachi sauce or dried chili pepper
Pad Thai Sauce
Combine tamarind concentrate with 1/4 cup of water to make tamarind juice.
In a pan, put palm sugar, fish sauce, tamarind juice, and sriracha sauce (or dried chili peppers). Cook on low heat until the sugar dissolves, then increase heat. Let it start to boil, then quickly remove from heat, and set aside.
Ingredients for Pad Thai (makes 4 servings)
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup uncooked shrimp
- 1 cup of diced chicken
- 1/4 cup tofu (optional)
- 2 garlic glove minced
- 1/4 cup of chopped shallots
- 1/2 Package of rice stick noodle,
- 1/4 cup of water
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1/4 cup chopped chives
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoon chopped roasted peanut
- chopped cilantro
- oil for frying
Method
Soak the rice stick noodle in warm water for about 20 minutes, leave in water until you are ready to use.
Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a wok or pan at medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook. Add egg and cook it quickly, scrambling into small pieces. Move to side of pan.
Add 2 tablespoons of oil in the same pan. Add shrimp and cook.
Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan. Add shallot and tofu. 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 1/4 cup of Pad Thai Sauce and mix well. Add sugar,bean sprouts, and chives. Stir well for another 1-2 minutes until everything blends together. Turn off heat, transfer to serving plate and top it with roasted peanuts fresh bean sprout, and cilantro on the side with a side of lime wedge.
Fast and easy! Enjoy!
Fast and easy! Enjoy!
