Learn now how to make authentic Thai Pad Thai

What is Pad Thai? What ingredients are included?\

Traditional Thai Pad Thai is made from eggs stir-fried with noodles or fried with a thin layer of egg on the outside to make the dish more attractive. Along with that is a piece of tofu and a few shrimp on the surface. Traditional Pad Thai does not contain any meat other than dried and fresh shrimp. However, it has many different variations, with some places adding chicken and beef to attract Western customers. Pad Thai is often eaten with chives and bean sprouts.

Ingredient

• 400g pho noodles
• 100g fresh shrimp
• 100g dried shrimp
• 2 pieces of tofu
• 2 chicken eggs
• 220g palm sugar
• 100g white sugar
• Price, chives
• Purple onion, garlic, chili
• Peanut
• 1 squeeze of tamarind
• Fish sauce, lemon

How to make Pad Thai like Thai people

Step 1: Make Pad Thai sauce

Put the tamarind in a bowl, add some warm water and mash it with a spoon. Then, filter through a sieve to get tamarind juice. Next, put the pan on the stove, over medium heat, then add crushed palm sugar, fish sauce, white sugar, and tamarind juice to cook. Cook until the ingredients are dissolved, then reduce the heat to a simmer until the sauce thickens, turn off the heat, and let cool.

Step 2: Prepare ingredients

• Soak the pho noodles in cold water and then take them out to drain.
• Cut the tofu into small squares, then put them in a pan of hot oil and fry until golden brown.
• Soak dried shrimp in warm water to soften the shrimp.
• Wash fresh shrimp, remove the shrimp on the back and peel the shell, leaving only the shrimp tail.
• Wash the bean sprouts and chives with diluted salt water and then drain.

Step 3: Cook Pad Thai

• Heat the pan, then add oil and garlic and fry until fragrant. Next, add tofu and stir-fry well, then add all the shrimp and stir together.
• Season with a little salt and MSG. About 3 minutes, add pho noodles, shrimp and tofu.
• Stir well to loosen the pho. When the pho is hot, crack the eggs into a bowl and stir well, then add the eggs and stir-fry together. Stir well so that the egg coats the noodles evenly.

Step 4: Complete

Then, add the sauce mixture, stir well and season to taste. A proper Pad Thai dish will have a little water left and the sauce will absorb evenly, creating a salty, sour and sour taste.

Step 5: Enjoy

Finally, when the ingredients are cooked, stir-fry the bean sprouts and shallots again. If you like spicy, add in sliced ​​vegetables. Now you just need to put the dish on a plate with a banana leaf on it, sprinkle crushed roasted peanuts on top and a few chives to enjoy!

So the recipe for Pad Thai is done. The soft noodles and sweet fresh shrimp soaked in sour, spicy and salty spices are really interesting, right?

Eat Pad Thai the right way

Thai people will never eat Pad Thai with white rice or curry. It is kind of a dish in a meal. In addition to beans and chives, Pad Thai can be eaten with banana flowers or added lemon juice to increase the sour taste. When eating Pad Thai, you can add ingredients such as dried chili and fish sauce to suit your taste.

With the above method of making Pad Thai at home, I hope you will show off your talent in bringing delicious dishes to your family! Good luck.