# Drunken Noodles or Pad Kee Mao

A Thai noodle dish with chicken, vegetables, and a spicy chili garlic sauce.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 to 3 Chinese broccoli
- 0.5 onion
- 0.5 red bell pepper
- 0.5 lbs chicken thigh
- 2 red chillies
- 2 to 3 thai chillies
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 lbs fresh rice noodle sheet
- Neutral oil
- to taste Salt
- 1 handful Thai basil
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp thick dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1.5 tbsp palm sugar

## Instructions

1. Slice gai lan or Chinese broccoli, separating the stem from the leafy parts.
2. Slice onions and red bell peppers. Tomatoes are optional.
3. Slice chicken thigh into bite-size pieces.
4. Cut fresh rice noodle sheets and separate each sheet.
5. Pound together red chilies, Thai chilies, and garlic to make a paste using a mortar and pestle.
6. Combine soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, fish sauce, and palm sugar to make the sauce.
7. Sear the chicken thigh with a little oil, seasoning with salt.
8. Set aside the chicken once browned on all sides, then add more oil and the chili garlic paste.
9. Sauté the vegetables for a couple of minutes, then add back the chicken.
10. Add the fresh rice noodles and the sauce, then combine.
11. Add the leafy part of the Chinese broccoli and a handful of Thai basil at the end.
12. Mix and serve.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- mortar
- pestle
- wok

## Tips

- For the Thai chillies, use less if you can’t handle spice.
- You can substitute the chicken with shrimp or tofu.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjUj9Cwe/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/efab5d5e-80f2-49a1-8e65-947d993bf2a4
- Extracted: 2025-05-08

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