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Pad Thai

43 min · 21 min active · makes 4 pieces · ~3.05 kg · Trivial

Pad Thai with roasted peanuts, extra-firm tofu, and raw prawns tossed in fish sauce tamarind glaze with preserved radish and dried shrimp.

Ingredients
0/18 gathered · 4 servings
400g
1,000ml
60ml
60ml
40g
4piece
4clove
60g
80g
60g
200g
2piece
80ml
300g
40g
4piece
200g
1tsp
Tools
16 items
Serveware
1 item
Procedure
46 steps
1 of 46

Put the dried flat rice noodles into the large bowl.

Dried flat rice noodles · 400 g
⏱ 10s
ResultDried flat rice noodles
2 of 46

Pour enough room-temperature water over the noodles to cover them completely.

Water · 1,000 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultDried flat rice noodles and water
3 of 46

Leave the noodles to soak until pliable and opaque but still firm to the bite, about 30 minutes — they will finish cooking in the wok.

⏱ 30 min
ResultSoaked rice noodles
4 of 46

Tip the soaked noodles into the colander and shake well to drain off all the water.

⏱ 20s
ResultDrained soaked noodlesused in step 36
5 of 46

Spoon the tamarind paste into the small bowl.

Tamarind paste · 60 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultTamarind paste
6 of 46

Pour the fish sauce into the small bowl with the tamarind.

Fish sauce · 60 ml
⏱ 8s
ResultTamarind paste and fish sauce
7 of 46

Add the palm sugar to the small bowl.

Palm sugar · 40 g
⏱ 8s
ResultTamarind paste and fish sauce and palm sugar
8 of 46

Stir everything together until the palm sugar has fully dissolved into a smooth, dark sauce.

⏱ 30s
ResultPad thai sauceused in step 37
9 of 46

Peel the shallots and discard the skins.

Shallots · 4 piece
⏱ 40s
ResultPeeled Shallots
10 of 46

Finely chop the peeled shallots into small, even pieces.

⏱ 45s
ResultFinely chopped shallots
11 of 46

Scrape the chopped shallots into a small bowl to keep them ready.

⏱ 8s
ResultFinely chopped shallots
12 of 46

Crush each garlic clove flat with the side of the knife and slip off the skin.

Garlic · 4 clove
⏱ 30s
ResultPeeled garlic cloves
13 of 46

Finely chop the peeled garlic cloves into a fine mince.

⏱ 40s
ResultFinely chopped garlic
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Scrape the chopped garlic in with the shallots and set aside.

⏱ 8s
ResultFinely chopped garlic and finely chopped shallotsused in step 32
15 of 46

Roughly chop the preserved radish into small pieces, discarding any very tough outer pieces.

Preserved radish · 60 g
⏱ 30s
ResultRoughly chopped preserved radish
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Scrape the chopped preserved radish into a small bowl and set aside.

⏱ 8s
ResultRoughly chopped preserved radishused in step 34
17 of 46

Roughly chop the roasted peanuts so they are coarse and nubbly rather than fine.

Roasted peanuts · 80 g
⏱ 30s
ResultRoughly chopped roasted peanuts
18 of 46

Tip the chopped peanuts into a small bowl and set aside.

⏱ 8s
ResultRoughly chopped roasted peanutsused in step 48
19 of 46

Trim the root ends from the garlic chives and discard them.

Garlic chive · 60 g
⏱ 15s
ResultTrimmed garlic chives
20 of 46

Cut the trimmed garlic chives into 4 cm lengths.

⏱ 20s
ResultCut garlic chives
21 of 46

Place the cut garlic chives into a small bowl and set aside.

⏱ 8s
ResultCut garlic chivesused in step 43
22 of 46

Slice the tofu into 1 cm thick slabs, then cut each slab into 1 cm cubes.

Extra-firm tofu · 200 g
⏱ 30s
ResultSliced tofu
23 of 46

Transfer the tofu cubes to a medium bowl.

⏱ 8s
ResultSliced tofuused in step 28
24 of 46

Cut each lime in half through the middle.

Lime · 2 piece
⏱ 15s
ResultLime halves
25 of 46

Put the lime halves into a small bowl and set aside for serving.

⏱ 8s
26 of 46

Pour a thin layer of vegetable oil into the wok.

Vegetable oil · 20 ml
⏱ 8s
ResultVegetable oil
27 of 46

Set the wok over the highest heat you have and wait until the oil shimmers and just begins to smoke.

⏱ 1 min
ResultHot oil
28 of 46

Slide the tofu cubes into the hot wok in a single layer.

⏱ 8s
ResultHot oil and sliced tofu
29 of 46

Fry the tofu, turning it every minute or so with the spatula, until it is golden and firm on all sides, then push it to one side of the wok.

⏱ 4 min
ResultGolden fried tofu
30 of 46

Add the raw prawns to the empty side of the wok.

Raw prawns · 300 g
⏱ 8s
ResultGolden fried tofu and raw prawns
31 of 46

Stir-fry the prawns, tossing them with the spatula, just until they curl and turn pink all over, then stir them together with the tofu.

⏱ 1 min 30s
ResultPink cooked prawns with golden tofu
32 of 46

Tip in the chopped shallots and garlic.

⏱ 8s
ResultFinely chopped garlic and finely chopped shallots and pink cooked prawns with golden tofu
33 of 46

Add the dried shrimp to the wok.

Dried shrimp · 40 g
⏱ 8s
ResultPink cooked prawns with golden tofu and dried shrimp mixture
34 of 46

Add the chopped preserved radish to the wok.

⏱ 8s
ResultPink cooked prawns with golden tofu and dried shrimp mixture
35 of 46

Stir-fry everything together, scraping the bottom of the wok constantly, until the shallots and garlic are fragrant and golden, about 1 minute.

⏱ 1 min
ResultFragrant stir-fried base
36 of 46

Add the drained soaked noodles to the wok and spread them out over the base.

⏱ 10s
ResultFragrant stir-fried base and drained soaked noodles
37 of 46

Pour the pad thai sauce evenly over the noodles.

⏱ 8s
ResultFragrant stir-fried base and drained soaked noodles and pad thai sauce
38 of 46

Drizzle the extra vegetable oil around the edge of the wok to help the noodles fry rather than steam.

Vegetable oil · 30 ml
⏱ 8s
ResultDrained soaked noodle mixture
39 of 46

Toss and fold the noodles continuously with the spatula, keeping the heat high, until they have absorbed all the sauce and are glossy and slightly charred at the edges, about 3 minutes — add a splash of water if they stick.

⏱ 3 min
ResultSauced noodles with prawns and tofu
40 of 46

Push the noodles to the sides of the wok to make a clear space in the centre and add the remaining oil to that space.

Vegetable oil · 30 ml
⏱ 8s
ResultSauced noodles with prawns and tofu and vegetable oil
41 of 46

Crack the eggs one by one into the clear oiled space in the centre of the wok, letting the whites begin to set before you break the yolks.

Egg · 4 piece
⏱ 20s
ResultSauced noodles with prawn and tofu mixture
42 of 46

Scramble the eggs with the spatula in the centre until just half-set, then fold the noodles back over them and toss everything together while the eggs are still creamy.

⏱ 45s
ResultSoftly scrambled eggs through noodles
43 of 46

Add the cut garlic chives to the wok.

⏱ 8s
ResultSoftly scrambled eggs through noodles and cut garlic chives
44 of 46

Add the bean sprouts to the wok.

Mung bean sprouts · 200 g
⏱ 8s
ResultSoftly scrambled eggs through noodles and cut garlic chives and mung bean sprouts
45 of 46

Toss everything together with the tongs for 30 seconds over high heat until the sprouts are just barely wilted but still have some crunch.

⏱ 30s
ResultTossed noodles with beansprouts and chives
46 of 46

Sprinkle the dried chilli flakes over the noodles.

Chilli flakes · 1 tsp
⏱ 8s
ResultTossed noodles with beansprouts and chives and dried chilli flakes
Total Time43 min
Serving
  1. Pile the pad thai onto a large serving platter using the tongs, mounding it high in the centre.
  2. Scatter the chopped roasted peanuts generously over the top, and tuck the lime halves around the edge of the platter for squeezing at the table.
Nutrition
per serving
Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered
NutrientPer serving
1,010kcal
48g
38g
7g
121g
22g
6g
2,004mg
Ingredients0/18
Tools0/11