Description
Thai Stir Fried Noodles, or Pad Thai, is a quintessential dish of Thailand, beloved for its harmonious blend of sweet, sour, salty, and umami flavors. This dish features rice noodles stir-fried with eggs, a protein of choice (such as tofu, chicken, or shrimp), bean sprouts, and green onions, all tossed in a flavorful tamarind-based sauce, and garnished with peanuts and lime.
Ingredients
200g / 7 oz dried wide rice stick noodles
2 tsp dark soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsp white vinegar
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil, separated
2 cloves garlic cloves, very finely chopped
1 cup / 150g / 5oz chicken thighs (boneless, skinless), sliced
1 large egg
4 stems Chinese broccoli
Instructions
Noodles – Prepare according to packet directions and drain. Time it so they’re cooked just before using – do not leave cooked rice noodles lying around, they break in the wok.
Sauce – Mix ingredients until sugar dissolves.
Cooking:
Heat oil: Heat 1 tbsp oil in a very large heavy-based skillet or wok over high heat.
Cook garlic and chicken: Add garlic, cook for 15 seconds. Add chicken, cook until it mostly changes from pink to white.
Chinese broccoli STEMS: Add Chinese broccoli stems, cook until chicken is almost cooked through.
Chinese broccoli LEAVES: Add Chinese broccoli leaves, cook until just wilted.
Scramble egg: Push everything to one side, crack egg in and scramble.
Remove chicken from wok: Remove everything in the wok onto a plate .
Caramelize noodles: Return wok to stove, heat 2 tbsp oil over high heat until it starts smoking. Add noodles and Sauce. Toss as few times as possible to disperse Sauce and make edges of noodles caramelize – about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
Add chicken back in: Quickly add chicken and veg back in, and toss to disperse.
Serve and enjoy
Notes
- Adjust the sauce ingredients to taste, balancing the sweet, sour, salty, and umami flavors.
- For a vegetarian option, omit the fish sauce or use a vegetarian substitute, and choose tofu as the protein.
- Can be adapted to vegetarian or gluten-free.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stir-Frying
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Calories: Approximately 350 per serving
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 1000mg
- Fat: 10g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 18g (varies with protein choice)