How to make Pad Thai Recipe ผัดไทย Chicken Thai Food Easy Asian Recipes Quick Recipes #padthai

tamarind paste

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lime juice provides acidity, while vinegar can mimic the tanginess of tamarind.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a plant-based protein that is more affordable.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce can provide umami flavor, while salt is a basic seasoning.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: walnuts

Sunflower seeds are a nut-free alternative, while walnuts are often cheaper.

In a mixing bowl, add 1/3 cup of palm sugar.

Add 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, 5 tablespoons of tamarind paste, and 4 tablespoons of water to the bowl and mix well, then set aside.

Heat oil in a pan on high heat.

Add 1/3 cup of minced shallots and 2 tablespoons of minced garlic to the pan.

Next, add 1 cup of thinly sliced chicken breast and 6 peeled and deveined prawns, then stir and toss gently.

Add 1 cup of extra firm tofu to the pan and stir gently to avoid breaking the tofu.

Add 4 cups of soaked and drained rice noodles to the pan and stir for 1-2 minutes.

Pour in the sauce mixture made earlier and stir well.

Add 3 tablespoons of sweet radish to the pan.

Push the noodles to the side and scramble some eggs in the pan.

Once scrambled, mix the eggs with the noodles.

Add garnishes: bean sprouts and 1 cup of sliced chives, then stir everything together.

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