# Thai Takeout Noodles

Recreating authentic Thai takeout style noodles at home is all about the stir-frying technique and intention.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- garlic or shallot
- oil
- egg
- protein
- vegetables
- thin rice noodles
- wide rice noodles
- soy sauces
- oyster sauce
- tamarind
- sugar
- fish sauce
- chili flakes
- basil
- garlic chives
- vinegar

## Instructions

1. Preheat pan or wok until smoking.
2. Stir fry in small batches to ensure each part of the dish gets some charred edges.
3. Soften the thin rice noodles in a large bucket of cold water, but do the actual cooking in the pan during the stir-frying process.
4. Microwave the fresh wide rice noodles to soften and then break them up by hand.
5. Start with a single aromatic like garlic or shallot in oil, then add some egg, protein and vegetables, and the noodles.
6. Soften the noodles with a sweet mix of soy sauces and maybe oyster sauce, which is used in nearly every dish.
7. Add the pad thai sauce, which has tamarind, sugar, and fish sauce.
8. Adjust specific dishes with aromatics to dial in their flavor, maybe chili flakes for added spice, or basil, and garlic chives for different herbal notes.
9. Finish almost every order with a splash of vinegar.

## Equipment

- wok
- butane torch

## Tips

- Preheat pan until smoking hot.
- Stir fry ingredients in small batches.
- Use a butane torch to add smoky aromas.
- Finish with a splash of vinegar to awaken all of the tastes in the dish.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DItlEX0hyT4/?igsh=MW5jd3FndXZjZ2txdA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5c883193-2fc8-448b-a9a7-438ec4b68465
- Extracted: 2025-05-25

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