TASTY PAD THAI RECIPE ANYONE CAN DO!

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: Worcestershire sauce

Soy sauce is easier to find and offers a similar umami flavor.

rice noodles

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: spaghetti

Zucchini noodles lower carbs while spaghetti is a budget-friendly alternative.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: cashews

Sunflower seeds provide a nut-free option, while cashews are often less expensive.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Chicken is leaner, and tofu is a cost-effective protein source.

Start by making the sauce: add sugar to a very hot pot until it starts to melt.

Add 2 tablespoons of water and 4 tablespoons of tamarind to the melted sugar, then 2 tablespoons of fish sauce and set aside.

Rest noodles in room temperature water for an hour before cooking.

Finely chop garlic and red onion, and set aside.

Cut tofu into edible chunks and set aside.

Prep daikon radish and garlic chives, keeping them aside.

Heat a wok until super hot and add rapeseed oil generously.

Add dried shrimp to the hot wok and cook until sizzling, then add tofu and brown it.

Remove dried shrimp and tofu from the wok and set aside.

Add fresh prawns to the hot wok and cook until done, then set aside.

Fry red onion, daikon radish, and garlic in the wok until they start to brown, then add sriracha sauce and crushed roasted peanuts.

Add fresh prawns back to the wok and sprinkle in chili flakes to taste (about 1 tablespoon).

Add the previously browned tofu, garlic chives, and bean sprouts, stirring continuously.

Add 2 eggs to the mixture and scramble them into the dish.

Finally, add the noodles and the prepared pad thai sauce, and mix everything together.

Cooking Techniques

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