This is Thailand's most famous noodle dish.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces of Pad Thai noodles
- 8 cups cold water
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon garlic, chopped
- 16 medium shrimp, shelled and deveined (with the veins taken out)
- 2 ounces firm brown tofu, cut into ¼-inch cubes
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ¼ cup crushed unsalted peanuts
- 3 Tablespoons fish sauce
- 2½ Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon sugar or 1½ Tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper or cayenne pepper
- 3 ounces fresh bean sprouts
- ¼ cup leeks, cut into 1½ to 2-inch-long shreds
Procedure
- In a large bowl, soak noodles in cold water 45 minutes.
- Drain in a colander (special bowl with holes for draining) and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat.
- Add garlic and sauté until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
- Add shrimp and tofu and sauté 1 minute.
- Add eggs and stir 30 seconds.
- Add noodles, peanuts, fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, paprika, and red pepper and stir constantly for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a platter. Sprinkle with bean sprouts and leeks and serve.
foodbycountry.com
No comments:
Post a Comment