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Thai Stir Fried Noodles


  • Author: recipstep
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 4
  • Diet: Vegetarian

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)