# Pad Thai

This recipe shows how to make a delicious and flavorful Pad Thai at home, focusing on balancing sweet, spicy, and sour notes.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Dice one shallot, three green onions, and four cloves of garlic.
2. Cut half a pack of extra-firm tofu into cubes.
3. Grate palm sugar.  You can also shave it with a sharp knife.
4. In 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.
5. In a wok with some oil, sauté the shallot and garlic until fragrant.
6. Add palm sugar and caramelize.
7. Pour in the sauce and let it come together. Remove from heat and set aside.
8. Add a little more oil to the wok. Add 1 lb of shrimp seasoned with garlic powder and white pepper.
9. Spread 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.
10. Add tofu to the wok and cook until golden brown.
11. Strain 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.
12. Pour the sauce into the wok, sauté aggressively, and push everything to the side to create space.
13. Crack two eggs into the empty space and scramble them in the pan. Once cooked, mix with the noodles.
14. Add green onions and bean sprouts.
15. Add the cooked shrimp and give everything one final mix.
16. Garnish with limes, crushed peanuts, chili flakes, and cilantro.  Serve and enjoy!

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- box grater
- mixing bowl
- measuring spoons
- wok
- wooden spoon
- tongs
- plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@cassyeungmoney/video/7349368321260670251?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=mobile&sender_web_id=7259609401995822594
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5b6d3d95-c016-4dd9-bc39-04882165e247
- Extracted: 2025-04-22

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