Cooking. Fried noodles Thai style (Pad thai)

 

 

Serves 1~2

 

<Ingredients>

 

100 grams	dried rice noodle, pre soak in warm water until soft, drain
5	medium sized prawns, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons	vegetable oil (except olive oil and sesame oil)
1/8 cup	chive or green onion, cut into 3 cm. pieces
1 tablespoon	palm sugar or brawn sugar
2 teaspoons	fish sauce
1	egg
1/4 cup	raw bean sprouts or cabbage
1 tablespoon	garlic (minced)
1/3 cup	tofu-extra firm cut in 1 cm. strips
1 tablespoon	tamarind paste or white vinegar
1 tablespoon	pickled white radish, finely chopped or pickled cabbage
1 tablespoon	ground roasted peanut or ground roasted cashew nut
1/2 teaspoon	ground dried red chilies powder

 

 

 

<Method>

 

1. Heat the oil over low heat, add garlic and fry until fragrant.

2. Add prawns, tofu, bean sprouts, chives stir until prawns cooked.

3. Crack the egg straight into the wok, sir rapidly untl becomes scrambled and dried. 

4. Add noodles and season with fish sauce, palm sugar, ground roasted peanut, ground dried red chilies powder, tamarind paste and pickled white radish. mix everything together. keep frying. 

5. When the noodles become softened and translucent. switch off the heat. 

6. Serve with fresh vegeables. Toping with grounded peanut and ground dried chilies powder. 

 

 

 

 

* How to make Tamarind Paste (nam ma kham piak)

- Pulp of dried mature tamarinds (sour tamarind) 100 grams, Warm water 1 cup

- put the Tamarind into the warm water. Mix and squeeze.