Post by erics on Jan 25, 2011 12:51:54 GMT -5
This is one of my favorite dishes in restaraunts. I found a good recipe for it at www.thaifoodcast.com. I copied and pasted the recipe here and if you go to their site, she's made a good video to go with it 
Ingredients
•4 tablespoons of cooking oil
•3 cloves of garlic
•½ lb Rice noodle (also called Rice Sticks).
•6 medium sized Shrimp
•½ cup firm Tofu
•2 Eggs
•¼ Cup Dried Shrimp (optional)
•1 cup of Bean Sprouts
•½ Cup Chives or Green Onion
•¼ Cup Ground Peanuts
•1 tsp. of Ground Chili Pepper (optional)
•¼ Cup of Water
•¼ Cup of Tamarind Sauce
•¼ Cup Fish Sauce
•¼ Cup Palm Sugar
Preparation
•Soak the noodles in warm water about 15-20 min or until soft.
•Chop the garlic into small pieces.
•Dice the tofu into small cubes.
•Cut chives into 1" long pieces.
•Chop the roasted peanuts.
Cooking
Making the Sauce
•Turn the stove to the medium heat, and place sauce pan on burner.
•Heat the pan, and add the Tamarind Sauce, Fish Sauce, and Palm Sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
•When the sauce starts to boil remove from the heat and set aside.
Making Pad Thai
•Turn on the stove to the high heat, and place your wok on the burner.
•Add the oil.
•When the oil is hot add the garlic.
•Fry garlic about 1 min but don't let it turn to yellow or brown.
•Add the Tofu and stir.
•Add Dried Shrimp, if you can't find it or don't like a fishier taste, you can skip it.
•Stir for about 30 seconds.
•Add Fresh Shrimp.
•Stir until the shrimp is pink and cooked through.
•When the Shrimp is cooked, reduce the heat to medium.
•Add the Noodles, and stir it together.
•Add the Water to soften the noodles.
•Add the sauce that we already pre-made, stir it until the noodles are soft, about 2 minutes.
•Add the Eggs , and stir for about 30 seconds, until the Eggs start to cook.
•Add Ground Peanuts and stir it all together
•Add Bean Sprouts and Chives
•Stir it all together for about 1 min and then it's done!
Serve
Serve with sprouts, chives, lime, ground peanuts and chili on the side, so people can flavor to their tastes.
Ingredients
•4 tablespoons of cooking oil
•3 cloves of garlic
•½ lb Rice noodle (also called Rice Sticks).
•6 medium sized Shrimp
•½ cup firm Tofu
•2 Eggs
•¼ Cup Dried Shrimp (optional)
•1 cup of Bean Sprouts
•½ Cup Chives or Green Onion
•¼ Cup Ground Peanuts
•1 tsp. of Ground Chili Pepper (optional)
•¼ Cup of Water
•¼ Cup of Tamarind Sauce
•¼ Cup Fish Sauce
•¼ Cup Palm Sugar
Preparation
•Soak the noodles in warm water about 15-20 min or until soft.
•Chop the garlic into small pieces.
•Dice the tofu into small cubes.
•Cut chives into 1" long pieces.
•Chop the roasted peanuts.
Cooking
Making the Sauce
•Turn the stove to the medium heat, and place sauce pan on burner.
•Heat the pan, and add the Tamarind Sauce, Fish Sauce, and Palm Sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
•When the sauce starts to boil remove from the heat and set aside.
Making Pad Thai
•Turn on the stove to the high heat, and place your wok on the burner.
•Add the oil.
•When the oil is hot add the garlic.
•Fry garlic about 1 min but don't let it turn to yellow or brown.
•Add the Tofu and stir.
•Add Dried Shrimp, if you can't find it or don't like a fishier taste, you can skip it.
•Stir for about 30 seconds.
•Add Fresh Shrimp.
•Stir until the shrimp is pink and cooked through.
•When the Shrimp is cooked, reduce the heat to medium.
•Add the Noodles, and stir it together.
•Add the Water to soften the noodles.
•Add the sauce that we already pre-made, stir it until the noodles are soft, about 2 minutes.
•Add the Eggs , and stir for about 30 seconds, until the Eggs start to cook.
•Add Ground Peanuts and stir it all together
•Add Bean Sprouts and Chives
•Stir it all together for about 1 min and then it's done!
Serve
Serve with sprouts, chives, lime, ground peanuts and chili on the side, so people can flavor to their tastes.