Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, authentic pad thai. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Authentic Pad Thai is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Authentic Pad Thai is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have authentic pad thai using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Authentic Pad Thai:
- Make ready Sauce:
- Prepare 6 Tbsp light brown sugar,
- Prepare 6 Tbsp tamarind paste or rice vinegar,
- Get 4 Tbsp fish sauce or Thai Taste - Vegan 'Fish' Sauce
- Take 2 Tsp dark soy sauce
- Prepare Pad Thai:
- Make ready Instant rice noodles (Mama brand)
- Get 400 g king prawns / sliced mushrooms,
- Take 2 tsp Thai red chilli flakes or normal chilli flakes (use less for mild),
- Make ready 2 spring onions roughly chopped,
- Get 1 English shallot, sliced,
- Get 2 eggs whisked (you can omit this to make it vegan),
- Get 1 Tbsp oil (we recommend peanut oil),
- Make ready Handful beansprouts,
- Get 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed,
- Take Tofu:
- Get 4-6 tbsp crushed peanuts,
- Take 1 block tofu drained, pressed and cut into 1 inch cubes,
- Get 1 lime, juiced
- Make ready Freshly cracked black pepper,
- Make ready 1/3 cup cornflour
- Make ready Garnish Examples: Handful of chopped coriander,1 spring onion chopped, lime wedges
Instructions to make Authentic Pad Thai:
- Soak noodles in boiling water for 10 minutes until soft, drain the water.
- Make pad thai sauce by placing ingredients in a small saucpan over a low/medium heat. Once the sauce thickens, add 1 tbsp of water, mix and set aside.
- In a seperate bowl, add the cornflour and black pepper and mix, add the tofu until pieces are coated.
- In a wok on a medium heat, add 1 Tbsp oil, garlic, chilli flakes and prawns (or mushrooms), spring onions, shallot and tofu. Cook for 4 minutes or until tofu is slightly browned on all sides. Set aside on a seperate plate.
- Add 1 Tbsp oil in the wok, add whisked eggs and mix until cooked/resembles scrambled eggs (if you are vegan go to step 6)
- Add drained noodles, beansprouts and sauce and toss until egg and sauce coats the noodles,
- After 5 minutes add prawns/mushrooms/tofu mixture, 2-3 Tbsp of crushed peanuts and lime juice, toss for a final time
- Serve immediately and garnish.
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