Pad thai
Serves 6
Quick Dinners
Crowd Pleasers
Gluten Free
A simple, fresh and healthy recipe for the whole family!
Prep time – 15 minutes
Cook time – 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 375g dried rice stick noodles
Sauce ingredients
- ⅓ cup tamarind paste
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup fish sauce
- ¼ cup oyster sauce (GF option)
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled & finely chopped
Stir fry ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 brown onions, peeled & sliced
- 600g chicken breast, thinly sliced **
- 8 eggs – whisked in a seperate bowl
- 2 teaspoons of chilli oil
- 1 cup diced shallots (scallions)
Garnish ingredients
- 1 cup crushed peanuts
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1½ lemons or limes, cut into 6 wedges
Cooking Steps
1
To make sauce:
Combine tamarind paste, sugar, oyster sauce, fish sauce and garlic in a small bowl.
2
To cook noodles:
Place noodles in a large bowl; pour boiling water over noodles until noodles are completely submerged.
Soak noodles in water for about 3 minutes. When noodles are only just cooked - al denté, drain in a colander, (noodles will finish cooking in the sauce).
3
To stir fry ingredients:
Use a large wok (or pan), to heat oil, over a very high heat.
Add onion, cook for 1 minute, to lightly soften. Add chicken and lightly brown until just cooked.
4
Reduce heat and push chicken and onion to one side of the wok.
5
Add chilli oil to the whisked eggs and whisk to combine.
Next pour 'chilli 'eggs onto the empty side of the pan, (opposite to the chicken and onion).
Gently toss eggs with a wooden spoon until just cooked.
6
To Finish:
Add noodles and diced shallots to the wok and toss all ingredients to combine.
Finally, add sauce and toss through, until noodles are completely covered in sauce.
Gently simmer pad thai and toss a few times, giving noodles a few minutes to soften.
7
To Serve:
Divide pad thai into bowls. Garnish with crushed nuts and beansprouts & serve with a wedge of lemon or lime.
Serve immediately ... enjoy!
** To tenderise chicken; toss raw chicken pieces in 2 teaspoons of bi-carbonate of soda and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, place chicken pieces in a colander and thoroughly rinse off bi-carbonate of soda. While still in colander, shake off excess water and cook chicken as per recipe instructions.