practical pad thai
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This is very much a work in progress. This version's flavor is OK, but not takeout. The Feeding My Ohana Facebook Community sent in some alternate recipes.
Plus, I'm still working on an appropriate substitution for tamarind paste. Pad Thai is so flexible because it can be completely vegetarian or just use a smattering of chicken or shrimp. It will be a great addition to the cooking rotation once I get this down. |
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Shrimp--as many or as few as you like 3-4T fish sauce |
Splash of shoyu
2T black bean sauce Juice of a lime 2 eggs, beaten Canola oil 2 good handfuls of green onions A bit of fresh ginger Fresh cilantro Dry-roasted (salted) peanuts |
Soak noodles in very hot tap water for 30-45 minutes. They will plump up. Mix catsup, fish sauce, black bean sauce and Sriracha. Drain noodles when they are bite-tender.
Drizzle canola oil in a wok. When the oil is hot, add ginger and one handful of green onions. Add the tofu, chicken and shrimp, or whatever combination you are using, with a dash of shoyu. It will cook fast. Dump in the catsup mix and get this to boil. Add the beaten eggs and stir this up very quickly until it's cooked. Toss in bean sprouts and noodles and mix together. Add white pepper, catsup and/or Sriracha to taste. Squeeze lime juice over and toss.
Sprinkle fresh cilantro, the other handful of green onions and roasted peanuts over and eat. Eventually, you can toss out your Thai restaurant's phone number, but not just yet.
Drizzle canola oil in a wok. When the oil is hot, add ginger and one handful of green onions. Add the tofu, chicken and shrimp, or whatever combination you are using, with a dash of shoyu. It will cook fast. Dump in the catsup mix and get this to boil. Add the beaten eggs and stir this up very quickly until it's cooked. Toss in bean sprouts and noodles and mix together. Add white pepper, catsup and/or Sriracha to taste. Squeeze lime juice over and toss.
Sprinkle fresh cilantro, the other handful of green onions and roasted peanuts over and eat. Eventually, you can toss out your Thai restaurant's phone number, but not just yet.
NOTES:
1) Possible substitutions for tamarind paste: Lemon juice + brown sugar; lime juice + molasses; Worcestershire sauce; orange juice + lemon juice.
2) Add a shallot
3) Cilantro is necessary
4) Add red pepper flakes
5) Don't use honey roasted peanuts; too much sweetness
6) Delete black bean sauce
7) Consider adding vinegar
8) Consider using peanut butter
2) Add a shallot
3) Cilantro is necessary
4) Add red pepper flakes
5) Don't use honey roasted peanuts; too much sweetness
6) Delete black bean sauce
7) Consider adding vinegar
8) Consider using peanut butter