# Pad Thai

A flavorful, not-too-sweet Pad Thai recipe made with shrimp and tofu, featuring a homemade sauce.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 bundle rice noodles
- 1 lb shrimp
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1/2 pack firm tofu
- 3 green onion stalk
- 1 shallot
- 4 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp palm sugar
- 1/4 cup tamarind paste
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon
- 1-2 tsp chili flakes (optional)
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 2 egg
- lime (optional)
- roasted peanut (optional)

## Instructions

1. Soak rice noodles in room temperature water.
2. Chop tofu, green onions, shallot, and garlic. Shave palm sugar.
3. Season shrimp with garlic powder and white pepper.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add shallot and garlic, and cook until lightly golden.
5. Add palm sugar, tamarind paste, fish sauce, chicken bouillon, and chili flakes (if using) to the pan and heat until combined. Remove sauce from pan.
6. Add oil to the pan, cook shrimp until pink on edges, flip, cook for another 30 seconds, and remove.
7. Add tofu to the pan and cook until golden.
8. Drain rice noodles and pour boiling water over them, letting them soak for 1 minute before straining.
9. Add noodles to the pan with tofu and pour in the sauce, sautéing aggressively.
10. Push noodles to the side, crack eggs into the empty space, scramble until set, then mix with noodles.
11. Add shrimp back into the pan along with green onions and bean sprouts, sautéing for 1 minute.
12. Serve with crushed roasted peanuts, green onion, chili flakes, and lime wedges.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BGoFERVLK/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Creator: Cassie
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5ce23075-7fc5-4441-93bd-62f315381e72
- Extracted: 2026-08-12

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