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Homemade Pad Thai

Authentic Pad Thai is usually something you refer to a restaurant to make, but I'm telling you now that you can make it and it very well...

Authentic Pad Thai is usually something you refer to a restaurant to make, but I'm telling you now that you can make it and it very well may be the best thing you've ever had. It's not a difficult recipe to make at home, all it takes is a little technique.


SUPPLIES USED:


INGREDIENTS:

Pad Thai Sauce:

  • 2 oz tamarind pulp

  • 1/2 cup boiling water

  • 3 Tbsp palm sugar grated

  • 2 Tbsp fish sauce

  • 1 Tbsp Thai black soy


Pad Thai:

  • 8 ounces dried pad Thai rice noodles

  • 1/2 lb chicken breast, thinly sliced

  • 2 tsp Thai sweet soy sauce or just thin soy sauce

  • 1 tsp corn starch

  • Salt to taste

  • 1 tsp white pepper, ground

  • 1/3 cup small dried shrimp

  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced

  • 2 shallots, thinly sliced

  • 1.5 Tbsp finely minced zha cai (optional but necessary)

  • 3 large eggs

  • 1 cup mung bean sprouts

  • 1 cup Chinese garlic chives

  • 4 Tbsp roasted peanuts, finely chopped

  • 2 limes


INSTRUCTIONS:

Pad Thai Sauce Method:

  1. In a small bowl, cover tamarind pulp with boiling water and mix until combined and rehydrated then press through a mesh sieve.

  2. Add in palm sugar, fish sauce, and black soy. Whisk until incorporated.


Pad Thai Method:

  1. Slice chicken breasts into ⅓” slices. Toss together with kosher salt, ground white pepper and cornstarch. Add soy sauce and toss together.

  2. Place noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water. Soak for 15-20 minutes until done then drain.

  3. For dried shrimp, place dried shrimp into the food processor and process at high speed into a powder.

  4. In a large wok over medium-high heat, add vegetable oil and once shimmering add chicken in batches, stir 2-3 minutes per side. Set to the side.

  5. Add more oil to the wok over medium-high. Once ripping hot, add in ground shrimp. Shake the pan and stir vigorously until golden brown and toasted.

  6. Add in shallots and stir fry 2-3 minutes before adding in garlic and stir frying another 2-3 minutes.

  7. Optionally add in zha cai and stir fry 1-2 minutes.

  8. Add in the noodles followed by the pad Thai sauce. Increase heat to high and stir vigorously until fully incorporated.

  9. Reduce heat to medium-high. Push noodles to one side, add in beaten eggs and let cook for 30 seconds before scrambling.

  10. Toss eggs with noodles until incorporated.

  11. Add in Chinese garlic chives, mung bean sprouts, and cooked chicken. Stir fry until chives begin to wilt.

  12. Remove from heat. Plate with crushed peanuts, fresh mung bean sprouts, and lime wedges.

31 comentarios


Johnny
23 jul

It looks delicious, it's true that it's much better to make your own sauce. I've already bought ready-made sauce, the taste is terrible. And what's more, when we look on the internet, I'm not the only one to think so when seeing the online reviews of these sauces.

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Danish Amali
Danish Amali
08 may

I cant use zha cai since I'm Muslim. Is there any sub for this?

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sarah frueh
sarah frueh
02 abr

where can u find tamarind pulp and thai black soy

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Terri Marie
Terri Marie
03 may 2023

I did not like the addition of the dehydrated shrimp. If I make this recipe again, I will omit that ingredient.

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akemi1o
13 sept 2023
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I made it with and without the dehydrated shrimp, it was too much. But I agree with Mr. Weissman on not omitting the tamarind. It really was the best pad Thai I’ve ever had thanks to the tamarind.

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Cam Leica
Cam Leica
23 mar 2023

A very Caucasian recipe st best.

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Joshua Sanders
Joshua Sanders
07 ago 2023
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weird take considering the first comment on his video is from someone who grew up in Thailand and said it was the closest to authentic pad thai he's ever seen on youtube lol

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