Recipe: Appetizing Authentic Pad Thai

Authentic Pad Thai. Become a Pro with these valuable skills. To make authentic Pad Thai, you have to understand what this dish essentially is. Pad Thai is a noodle stir-fry.

This Pad Thai post is completely rewritten based on my previous wok two years ago, with an upgraded recipe and the inclusion of the video demonstration. I have added more information as below: The authentic formula of the Pad Thai sauce; The key ingredients and the explanation how to prep these items. If you get the ingredients right, the flavors you love will be there. You can cook Authentic Pad Thai using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Authentic Pad Thai

1. You need of Sauce:.
2. Prepare 6 Tbsp of light brown sugar,.
3. You need 6 Tbsp of tamarind paste or rice vinegar,.
4. It's 4 Tbsp of fish sauce or Thai Taste - Vegan 'Fish' Sauce.
5. It's 2 Tsp of dark soy sauce.
6. Prepare of Pad Thai:.
7. You need of Instant rice noodles (Mama brand).
8. It's 400 g of king prawns / sliced mushrooms,.
9. It's 2 tsp of Thai red chilli flakes or normal chilli flakes (use less for mild),.
10. Prepare 2 of spring onions roughly chopped,.
11. You need 1 of English shallot, sliced,.
12. Prepare 2 of eggs whisked (you can omit this to make it vegan),.
13. Prepare 1 Tbsp of oil (we recommend peanut oil),.
14. It's Handful of beansprouts,.
15. You need 2-3 of garlic cloves, crushed,.
16. You need of Tofu:.
17. You need 4-6 tbsp of crushed peanuts,.
18. Prepare 1 block of tofu drained, pressed and cut into 1 inch cubes,.
19. You need 1 of lime, juiced.
20. Prepare of Freshly cracked black pepper,.
21. Prepare 1/3 cup of cornflour.
22. Prepare of Garnish Examples: Handful of chopped coriander,1 spring onion chopped, lime wedges.

And if you've ever made a stir-fry, you can definitely master the technique. Feel free to jump right to the recipe which will walk you through the whole process. Pad Thai is stir-fried rice noodles in a sweet, savory and spicy Pad Thai sauce. But there is orange, authentic Pad Thai.

Authentic Pad Thai instructions

1. Soak noodles in boiling water for 10 minutes until soft, drain the water..
2. 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..
3. In a seperate bowl, add the cornflour and black pepper and mix, add the tofu until pieces are coated..
4. 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..
5. 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).
6. Add drained noodles, beansprouts and sauce and toss until egg and sauce coats the noodles,.
7. After 5 minutes add prawns/mushrooms/tofu mixture, 2-3 Tbsp of crushed peanuts and lime juice, toss for a final time.
8. Serve immediately and garnish..

As I mentioned, there are many, many variations of pad thai in Thailand, and some are indeed orange. In fact, one of the most famous Pad Thai vendors in Bangkok makes theirs bright orange! That colour, however, comes from shrimp tomalley, not ketchup or paprika. Pad Thai - This Pad Thai recipe is how you actually find it in Bangkok and comes from testing hundreds of different variations from food carts all over the city. Pad Thai is the ultimate street food.