Pad Thai
- Ingredients for Sauce
- 1 cup of tamarind juice (or 3/4 cup of white vinegar)
- 1 cup of fish sauce
- 2-3 tablespoons of coconut palm sugar (or 1 1/2 tablespoons of granulated white sugar and 1 1/2 cups of corn syrup)
- Ingredients for Pad Thai
- 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp of chopped red onions
- 1 tbsp of chopped garlic
- two cups of diced extra firm tou fuu
- 4 teaspoons of chopped preserved turnips
- 3 tbsp of dried shrimp.(or 1 lb fresh peeled shrimp)
- 1 lb. fresh noodles (or dried packaged noodles soak to soften first)
- 3 fresh eggs
- 6 tablespoons of the putt thai sauce (from sauce recipe)
- 2 tablespoons of crushed roasted peanuts
- 1 cup fresh beansprouts
- 1 cup of garlic chives
- dried roasted ground peppers to taste
- Raw bean sprouts, green onions, cut lime wedges for garnish
- Preparing the Sauce
- In a sauce pan add 1 cup of tamarind juice (or 3/4 cup white vinegar)
- Add fish sauce
- Add coconut palm sugar
- (or granulated sugar and corn syrup)
- Cook over low heat and stir the ingredients until the sugar starts to melt..
- Turn the heat down and simmer for two or three minutes.
- Set it aside
- Pad Thai Preparation
- Place a wok or large pan on the stove.
- Heat it on medium high heat. When the pan is nice and hot,
- add 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
- Add 1 tablespoon of chopped red onions and 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic.
- Stir quickly
- Add two cups of diced extra firm tou fuu
- Add 4 teaspoons of chopped preserved turnips
- Stir for 30 seconds or so
- Add 3 tablespoons of dried shrimp..or 1 lb fresh peeled shrimp
- stir
- Add 1 lb. fresh noodles or dried packaged noodles (soak to soften first)
- Add a little water to soften noodles
- Stir briskly for 30 seconds(or longer for dried noodles to soften)
- Crack in three fresh eggs
- Add 6 tablespoons of the putt thai sauce we made earlier
- Add 2 tablespoons of crushed roasted peanuts
- Add 1 cup fresh beansprouts
- Add 1 cup of garlic chives
- If you like it hot, add dried roasted ground peppers to taste
- Dish out the Pad Thai onto a serving plate
- Garnish it with fresh vegetables (Raw bean sprouts, green onions, cut lime wedges, or any kind of fresh vegetables you like)
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pad-thai-50125952 (may not work)