The Best Pad Thai
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (7 ounce) package medium size rice sticks
- 1⁄4 cup tamarind juice
- 1⁄2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 teaspoons tomato ketchup
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 6 shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 2 ounces tofu, cubed
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1⁄2 cup bean sprouts
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted peanuts, crushed
- cilantro
- lime wedge
directions
- Optional garnishes: sprigs of fresh cilantro and lime wedges
- Soak rice noodles in cold water for at least 1 hour (noodles can be soaked longer and even over night). Drain and set aside.
- In a bowl, combine tamarind juice, fish sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and ketchup. Set aside. Heat oil in a wok, add garlic. Sauté for 30 seconds until garlic is fragrant. Add shrimp, tofu and egg. Stir-fry for 1 minute, until egg is scrambled. Add rice noodles and tamarind juice mixture. Stir-fry all ingredients until well cooked and combined. Serve with bean sprouts on the side, peanuts sprinkled over the top, with fresh cilantro and lime wedge garnishes.
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Reviews
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This was VERY yummy!! I did do several substitutions: I didn't have any tamarind juice, so I subbed lime juice w/ some brown sugar; soy sauce instead of fish sauce; left the shrimp out and added vegetarian chicken (Fri-Chik), and used almonds instead of peanuts. Thanks so much for sharing! DH rated 8/10~~BIG compliment! :O)
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I love this ethnic main course! I only found tamarind paste. It had big seeds in it so I had to work with what I had. I only used a tablespoon of the paste and mixed it with 2 tablespoons of boiling water. I have to say that the tamarind makes the dish. I will not make Pad Thai without it! Thank you!
Tweaks
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This was VERY yummy!! I did do several substitutions: I didn't have any tamarind juice, so I subbed lime juice w/ some brown sugar; soy sauce instead of fish sauce; left the shrimp out and added vegetarian chicken (Fri-Chik), and used almonds instead of peanuts. Thanks so much for sharing! DH rated 8/10~~BIG compliment! :O)
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