Perfect Pad Thai

Submitted by Talal B.

"What can I say, its perfect!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb chicken
• 1⁄2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 8 ounces pad thai noodles
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 bunch green onion
• 1 tablespoon garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon shrimp paste or 2 tablespoons dried shrimp
• 2 eggs
• 8 ounces bean sprouts
• 1⁄3 cup peanuts, chopped
• cilantro
• 1 lime
• 1 jalapeno, chopped

directions

1. Marinate chicken in soy sauce for at least 15 minutes.
2. Soak Pad Thai Noodles in very hot water for at least 20 minutes.
3. Microwave water for 2 minutes, stir-in Pomegranate Molasses, Fish Sauce, Rice Vinegar, Brown Sugar, Cayenne, and Oil.
4. Chop finely white-only part of green onions and sauté in oil for 1 minute (save green parts, cut into 1-inch pieces).
5. Add Garlic and sauté for another minute.
6. Add Shrimp Paste or Dried Shrimp and sauté for another minute.
7. Add 2 eggs and scramble till gooey but not cooked through.
8. Add Noodles and fold till blended with eggs, 1 minute.
9. Add Water/Molasses mixture, stir for 1 minute.
10. Add Bean Sprouts, fold for 1 minute.
11. Add green-part of green onions, fold for 1 minute.
12. Add chopped peanuts, sauté till sauce is gone and Pad Thai is gooey.
13. Plate and top with chopped Cilantro, Chopped Peanuts, and Chopped Jalapeno.