Posted on
17 September 2012
by
ewfood
Pad Thai [1]
Pad Thai
Ingredients
½ pkt. Thai rice noodles
32fl oz. hot water
1 oz. fish sauce
1.5oz. sugar
1.5oz. tamarind paste
1 tsp. chili flakes, sauce or paste
1.5fl oz. oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp. dried chili, ground
1lb. sliced chicken breast
4oz. extra firm tofu, diced
2fl oz. chicken stock
4oz. bean sprouts
Ground pepper
2 wedges lime
2 spring onions, sliced
handful fresh coriander
Servings
2
Preparation Time
15
Cooking Time
10
Preparation
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Soak the noodles in the hot water for approximately 10 minutes
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Make the pad thai sauce by combining the fish sauce, sugar, tamarind paste and chili (slakes, paste or sauce). Set this to one side
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In a wok heat the oil and add the garlic and chili. Stir fry for about a minute. Then add the chicken and stirfry for an additional minute. There after add the tofu and continue to stirfry for a minute. Add the stock one tablespoon at a time until it is absorbed and the chicken is cooked
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Add the noodles and the pad thai sauce and stirfry by tossing the noodles like a salad in the wok. Add the bean sprouts and the pepper and continue tossing for another minute or two. The noodles should be chewy and sticky in texture
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Serve the noodles with corander and spring onions sprinkled on top. Squeeze the juice of a wedge of lime for flavour.
Cooks Note
Preparation time: 15 minutes; Cooking time: 10 minutes; Serves 2