4-ingredient pad Thai sauce & the FRESHEST chilli mud crab 🦀 | Ep 2 Marion's Kitchen Australia

mud crab

🥗Healthier: blue swimmer crab

💰Cheaper: king crab

Blue swimmer crab is more accessible and still flavorful.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: salt

Tamari is gluten-free, while salt is a basic alternative.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: hoisin sauce

Mushroom sauce offers umami without shellfish.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a gluten-free thickener.

Introduce the setting and context of the video.

Mention using brown sugar instead of palm sugar for the sauce.

Add tomato paste to the sauce for acidity and color.

Mix in fish sauce and white vinegar to the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.

Soak rice stick noodles in room-temperature water for 20-30 minutes before boiling.

Boil noodles in water and prepare to stir-fry them in a pan.

Slice red onion and chicken thigh into small pieces.

Heat oil in the pan and add red onion and chicken, cooking until chicken is done.

Add eggs to the pan and mix them in with the chicken and onion.

Add boiled noodles to the pan and pour the sauce over them, tossing everything together.

Add spring onion and serve the dish topped with salted cashews, lime wedges, and chili flakes.

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