Homemade Pad Thai

14 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste or tamarind juice
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp sambal (or paprika )
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 lb shrimp peeled
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup bean sprouts
  • 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup green onion chopped
  • 1 lime wedges
  • 1 rice noodles

Directions

  1. 1
    Bring pot to boil and cook rice noodles al dente.
  2. 2
    ..Also mix in a bowl tamarind, fish sauce,vinegar,sugar and sambal (or paprika ) and set aside
  3. 3
    Heat a skillet or wok to medium high and stir fry garlic in the vegetable oil for 30 seconds, then add shrimp and cook until pink.
  4. 4
    Push the shrimp to one side of the wok and cook the beaten egg (scramble) then mix to incorporate.
  5. 5
    Add the rice noodles and the sauce you made and stir fry together to incorporate.
  6. 6
    Add the bean sprouts in the last 1 min of cook time
  7. 7
    Garnish the dish with chopped green onions, peanuts and lime wedges (optional)

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