Stir-fried Noodles, Pad Thai
Pad Thai is one of the most popular dishes in Thai cuisine, especially in the States. Whenever I eat at Thai restaurant, I always see people order it. Pad Thai is a dish of stir fried rice noodles with dried shrimp, fried tofu, shallot, salted radish, chive, bean sprout, peanut, chili, lime, fish sauce, palm sugar, ketchup, tamarind juice and fresh prawn. If you are allergic to seafood, chicken or pork can be substitute.
| for stir fried noodles | |
| - 1/2 lb. rice noodles, soak in water until soften | |
| - 1/2 lb. fresh prawn | |
| - 4 cloves garlic, chopped | |
| - 1/4 cup shallot, chopped | |
| - 1/4 cup salted radish, chopped | |
| - 1/4 cup dried shrimp | |
| - 1/2 cup fried firm tofu, chopped | |
| - 1/2 cup chive, cut into 2" long | |
| - 1/2 cup bean sprout | |
| - 1/2 cup unsalted roasted peanut | |
| - 2-4 tb. red chili pepper | |
| - 2 eggs, beaten | |
| - 2-4 tb. lime juice | |
| for the sauce | |
| - 1/4 cup fish sauce | |
| - 1/4 cup palm sugar | |
| - 1/4 cup ketchup | |
| - 1/2 cup tamarind juice |
1. Prepare the sauce by mixing all ingredients together, set aside.
2. Heat the oil, add garlic and shallot.
3. Add prawn, cook until done and take the prawn out.
4. Add radish, dried shrimp, tofu, noodles and the sauce. Stir until the noodles are soften.
5. Add egg, then bean sprout, chive, peanut and chili. Cook until combine.
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