Pad Thai Recipe
(Pad Thai Gung Sot)
How to Make Pad Thai
Ingredients:
Serves 4
150g Rice Noodles
100g Fresh Prawns or Shrimps
1/3 Cup dried Shrimps (optional)
100g Tofu (extra firm)
2 Eggs
1 Cup Chives (when chopped)
1 Cup Bean Sprouts
1/3 Cup Chopped Pickled Turnip (preserved)
3 Garlic Cloves
3 Shallots (red)
4 tbs Tamarind Purée
3 tbs Oyster Sauce
2 tbs Fish Sauce
3 Heaped "Dessert Spoons" of Palm Sugar
2 ts Chicken Stock powder (1/2 cube)
1/2 Cup Oil
Optional ingredients for serving
1/2 cup roasted chopped peanuts
Preparation:
Soak Rice noodles for 2-3 hours, some brands require less, read the packet, if using fresh no need to soak at all
Make Tamarind Purée as per Tamarind Puree Video Tutorial (opens new window)
Cut and chop the Garlic and Shallots there should be about twice as much Shallots as Garlic
Cut firm Tofu into 1cm (1/2") cubes (approx)
Top and Tail a bunch of Chives and chop enough to fill 1 cup (see photo)
How to make Pad Thai Sauce
Add 1/2 cup of water to wok and bring to boil
Add the Palm sugar, (don't bother with alternatives, there are none really suitable) stir until dissolved
Add Tamarind Puree, stirring in well, leave to simmer stirring occasionally until reduced by about 30-40%, or until it becomes thicker and slightly sticky
That's it! You just learned how to make Pad Thai Sauce 
Using this method do not add any other sauces such as dark sweet soy sauce it doesn't need it
How to Make Pad Thai
Add small amount of oil to hot wok and add 1/2 of the Garlic, stir until starting to turn golden brown with good aroma
Next add the fresh prawns and stir fry about 1-2 minutes, remove and place to one side
Using the same wok add 4-5 tbs oil and get medium hot, before adding the Tofu, stir fry about a minute until quite firm and golden brown
Remove most of the oil and add remaining Garlic and Shallots to half of the pan, continue stirring until garlic is turning brown before mixing all together, stir a further 1/2 minute
Next add the Shrimps and pickled Turnip, stir about a minute and add the noodles and stir everything together
Now add about 4 tbs of the Pad Thai Sauce we made earlier and stir in for about 30 seconds
Now add Fish and Oyster sauces and the chicken stock powder stirring in well
Next form a well in the middle, ad a drop of oil and chuck in the eggs stirring them to scramble, cover with the noodles for a moment and stir again to mix the egg in
Now add the Bean sprouts and Chopped Chives and stir together until mixed in
Lastly add the Prawns and Garlic we pre-cooked earlier stir in a few times and...
Done!
You just learned how to make our delicious Pad Thai Recipe 
Serving suggestions:
Serve into a nice serving dish, place on your table with a slice of lime and your choice of vegetables on the side. This dish is a meal in itself, beautifully savoury and can be enjoyed very nicely without adding anything however, in traditional Thai style you can sprinkle some peanuts or chilli powder on top to vary it a little. Give it a go you'll love it.
This Pad Thai Recipe also makes a fantastic addition to virtually any Thai banquet as it is savoury flavoured so will contrast and compliment many styles of Thai cooking. Try our Fish 3 Flavours Recipe packed with more top tips on how to cook truly fantastic fishy dishy. Also may we suggest our lovely Basil Shrimp Recipe (actually we use prawns) in keeping with the seafood theme. Perhaps moving towards meat a nice Chicken Green Curry Recipe Creamy, rich and spicy. How about a Pork Red Curry Recipe the flavours of the Pad Thai will compliment and contrast and all of these delicious recipes
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