How To Make Your Own Pad Thai Sauce

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce + Worcestershire

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Soy sauce is easier to find and can mimic the umami flavor.

palm sugar

🥗Healthier: brown sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Brown sugar provides similar sweetness and flavor.

tamarind paste

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice adds acidity and brightness.

Combine tamarind concentrate, fish sauce, and soft brown sugar in a pan with warm water.

Warm the mixture to dissolve the sugar and set aside.

Heat a wok and add 2 tablespoons of oil.

Add chili, garlic, and sliced red onion to the wok and stir-fry on high heat for 1 minute.

Add chicken to the wok and cook for 5 minutes until cooked through.

Add a whisked egg to the wok and scramble it into the mixture.

Add ready to wok noodles to the wok and mix.

Pour the warm Pad Thai sauce into the wok and mix everything together for 4 to 5 minutes until cooked through.

Add fresh bean sprouts and cook for 1 minute before serving.

Serve the noodles topped with chopped spring onions, coriander, and roasted peanuts, with lime slices on the side.

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