Pad Thai

Name: Pad Thai
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 300g flat rice noodles; 200g prawns or firm tofu, diced; 3 eggs; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 shallots, sliced; 3 tbsp tamarind paste; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar; 80g bean sprouts; 4 spring onions, sliced; 60g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 limes, cut in wedges

Thailand's beloved stir-fried rice noodles with egg, tofu or prawns, tamarind sauce and roasted peanuts.

Total time

45 min

Prep

35 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Asian

Ingredients

300gflat rice noodles

200gprawns or firm tofu, diced

3eggs

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2shallots, sliced

3 tbsptamarind paste

2 tbspfish sauce

1 tbsppalm sugar or brown sugar

80gbean sprouts

4spring onions, sliced

60groasted peanuts, roughly chopped

3 tbspvegetable oil

2limes, cut in wedges

Instructions

Soak noodles in cold water 30 minutes until pliable, drain.

Mix tamarind, fish sauce and sugar in a small bowl until sugar dissolves.

Heat wok over very high heat until smoking, add oil.

Add garlic and shallots, stir-fry 30 seconds.

Add prawns or tofu, cook until just done.

Push to one side, crack eggs into wok and scramble briefly.

Add noodles and sauce, toss everything together vigorously.

Add bean sprouts and spring onions, toss 30 seconds.

Serve topped with peanuts and lime wedges.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

372

Protein

11.2g

Fat

21.6g

Carbs

36.9g

Fiber

4.3g

Sodium

648mg

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