Pad Thai Noodles Recipe
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 381kcal
Made using simple ingredients, homemade Pad Thai Noodles come together in under 30 minutes. Customize with whatever vegetables, tofu, meat, seafood, or sauces you prefer.
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Ingredients
- 10 ounces Pad Thai noodles 300 g
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil or any other oil that you prefer
- 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon chopped Thai red chili
- ¼ cup sliced onions
- ¼ cup sliced red bell peppers
- ¼ cup sliced yellow bell peppers
- ¼ cup bean sprouts
- ¼ cup crushed roasted peanuts
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 5-6 lime wedges
For the Pad Thai Sauce
- ¼ cup vegetable stock
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
- 1 teaspoon red chili paste
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce skip for vegetarian version
- salt to taste
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Soak flat rice noodles in boiling hot water for 5-8 minutes until they are tender.
- Drain the water and toss the noodles with a few drops of oil. Set aside.
- In a saucepan, stir together vegetable stock, soy sauce, brown sugar, tamarind paste, red chili paste, fish sauce, salt and water.
- Bring the mixture to a boil on high heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 3-4 minutes. Remove the pan from heat and set it aside. Pad Thai Sauce is ready.
- Heat sesame oil in a wok over high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, add chopped garlic and chopped Thai red chili. Fry for 4-5 seconds.
- Add sliced onions, sliced red bell pepper, sliced yellow bell pepper and bean sprouts and fry for a minute.
- Now add the cooked noodles and sauce to the wok and toss well to coat the noodles. The noodles will be watery at this stage but they will soak up the sauce in another 3-4 minutes and also become darker in color.
- Transfer the noodles to the serving bowls and top with crushed roasted peanuts, chopped cilantro, and lemon wedges. Serve hot.
Notes
These rice noodles are very delicate and get overcooked and mushy very soon, so keep a check on them.
The best way to cook them is by pouring boiling hot water over the noodles and let the noodles cook in the heat of the water.
If you feel that they are not cooked perfectly, then keep them on heat and cook until they are just cooked (Al Dente).
If you like the noodles saucy, double the sauce ingredients.
Add some creamy peanut butter to the sauce for creamier noodles.
Replace tamarind paste with rice vinegar and lime juice, but only if it is not easily available to you.
Nutrition
Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 1654mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg