Pad Thai Noodles Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Thai Recipes. (Pad Thai Noodles Recipe). This popular Thai noodle dish has a delicate balance of spicy, sweet, salty, and sour flavors. This recipe is based on a traditional Bangkok-style version of the dish. It is not swimming in sauce like many Western versions found in restaurants. The dish is full of flavor with a light coating of delicious sauce in every bite. Serve with lime wedges, fish sauce, sugar, white pepper or pepper flakes, and vinegar on the table so guests can individually adjust tastes.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Pad Thai Noodles Recipe

Ingredients

7 ounces 1/4-inch thick rice stick noodles

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons raw peanuts

or more to taste

6 Thai chile peppers

seeded and minced

or more to taste

1 shallot

minced

or more to taste

3 cloves garlic

minced

or more to taste

1 pound boneless chicken

cut into 1/4-inch strips

⅓ cup extra-firm tofu

cut into matchsticks

2 ½ tablespoons white sugar

2 tablespoons tamarind paste

1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce

½ teaspoon ground white pepper

or to taste

1 egg

¼ pound large shrimp - peeled

deveined

and tails removed

1 cup bean sprouts

1 cup chopped fresh chives

1 lime

juiced

Thai Chicken

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Place noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water. Set aside until noodles are flexible but still firm about 10 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to smoke. Add oil; heat until it shimmers. Add peanuts; cook and stir until roasted 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from wok.

Step 3

Stir chile peppers shallot and garlic into the oil; cook and stir until garlic just begins to brown about 30 seconds. Add chicken and tofu; cook until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear 4 to 5 minutes. Add noodles stirring quickly to mix in and prevent them from sticking. Add sugar tamarind paste fish sauce and white pepper together; cook stirring constantly until sauce thickens about 2 minutes.

Step 4

Push noodle mixture to one side of the wok; crack egg into the empty space. Stir until scrambled 1 to 2 minutes; fold into noodles. Stir in shrimp; cook until opaque 2 to 3 minutes. Add roasted peanuts bean sprouts chives and lime juice; cook and stir until flavors combine 1 to 2 minutes more.

Nutritional Information

Pad Thai Noodles Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 535.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 36g 72%

Carbohydrates: 66.4g 21%

Dietary Fiber: 3.4g 14%

Sugars: 13.3g

Fat: 14.5g 22%

Saturated Fat: 2.8g 14%

Cholesterol: 147.9mg 49%

Vitamin A Iu: 1618.1IU 32%

Niacin Equivalents: 15mg 115%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 41%

Vitamin C: 178.1mg 297%

Folate: 71.4mcg 18%

Calcium: 153.7mg 15%

Iron: 4.9mg 27%

Magnesium: 91.7mg 33%

Potassium: 678mg 19%

Sodium: 626.4mg 25%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 130.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.