Pad Thai

Name: Pad Thai
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 shallot; 3 green onions; 4 cloves garlic; 0.5 pack extra firm tofu; 1 palm sugar; 0.25 cup tamarind paste; 0.25 cup fish sauce; 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder; 1 pinch red chili flakes; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 lb shrimp; 1 pinch garlic powder; 1 pinch white pepper; 1 serving rice noodles; 0.5 cup water; 2 eggs; 1 big handful bean sprouts; 2 limes; 1 handful crushed peanuts; 1 handful cilantro

30m

Serves 1

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Pad Thai

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30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Dice one shallot, three green onions, and four cloves of garlic.
2Cut half a pack of extra-firm tofu into cubes.
3Grate palm sugar. You can also shave it with a sharp knife.
4In a mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup tamarind paste (or tomato paste and vinegar substitute), 1/4 cup fish sauce, 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder, and red chili flakes to taste.
5In a wok with some oil, sauté the shallot and garlic until fragrant.
6Add palm sugar and caramelize.
7Pour in the sauce and let it come together. Remove from heat and set aside.
8Add a little more oil to the wok. Add 1 lb of shrimp seasoned with garlic powder and white pepper.
9Spread the shrimp flat in the wok and sauté once it begins cooking around the edges. Cook another 30 seconds and remove to a clean plate.
10Add tofu to the wok and cook until golden brown.
11Strain the rice noodles that have been soaking for 30 minutes, and add them to the wok with the tofu. Add 1/2 cup of water to help the noodles cook before adding the sauce.
12Pour the sauce into the wok, sauté aggressively, and push everything to the side to create space.
13Crack two eggs into the empty space and scramble them in the pan. Once cooked, mix with the noodles.
14Add green onions and bean sprouts.
15Add the cooked shrimp and give everything one final mix.
16Garnish with limes, crushed peanuts, chili flakes, and cilantro. Serve and enjoy!

Ingredients

1 shallot
3 green onions
4 cloves garlic
0.5 pack extra firm tofu
1 palm sugar
0.25 cup tamarind paste
0.25 cup fish sauce
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
1 pinch red chili flakes
2 tablespoons oil
1 lb shrimp
1 pinch garlic powder
1 pinch white pepper
1 serving rice noodles
0.5 cup water
2 eggs
1 big handful bean sprouts
2 limes
1 handful crushed peanuts
1 handful cilantro

Equipment

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Pad Thai

30m

Serves 1

tiktok.com

Pad Thai

tiktok.com

30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Dice one shallot, three green onions, and four cloves of garlic.
2Cut half a pack of extra-firm tofu into cubes.
3Grate palm sugar. You can also shave it with a sharp knife.
4In a mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup tamarind paste (or tomato paste and vinegar substitute), 1/4 cup fish sauce, 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder, and red chili flakes to taste.
5In a wok with some oil, sauté the shallot and garlic until fragrant.
6Add palm sugar and caramelize.
7Pour in the sauce and let it come together. Remove from heat and set aside.
8Add a little more oil to the wok. Add 1 lb of shrimp seasoned with garlic powder and white pepper.
9Spread the shrimp flat in the wok and sauté once it begins cooking around the edges. Cook another 30 seconds and remove to a clean plate.
10Add tofu to the wok and cook until golden brown.
11Strain the rice noodles that have been soaking for 30 minutes, and add them to the wok with the tofu. Add 1/2 cup of water to help the noodles cook before adding the sauce.
12Pour the sauce into the wok, sauté aggressively, and push everything to the side to create space.
13Crack two eggs into the empty space and scramble them in the pan. Once cooked, mix with the noodles.
14Add green onions and bean sprouts.
15Add the cooked shrimp and give everything one final mix.
16Garnish with limes, crushed peanuts, chili flakes, and cilantro. Serve and enjoy!