Pad Thai Noodles Recipe • Tasty Asian Dish! - Episode 360

tofu

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Tempeh is more nutritious, while cottage cheese is budget-friendly.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken breast is leaner, and canned tuna is often cheaper.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is lower in calories, while salt is a budget option.

In a small bowl, add fish sauce, tamarind concentrate, coconut sugar, freshly squeezed lime juice, and soy sauce. Stir until well blended and set aside.

In a large bowl, soak flat rice noodles in cold water for 15 minutes or according to the manufacturer's instructions, ensuring they are fully submerged.

In a wok or deep skillet over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of canola oil.

Once the oil is hot, add chicken pieces in a single layer and let them sit for 30 seconds before stirring.

Quickly sauté the chicken pieces, stirring constantly until the pink color is almost gone, about 1-2 minutes.

Add green onions and stir for 30 seconds, scraping the bottom of the pan if necessary.

Add prawns and sauté until they just start turning pink, about 1 minute.

Add ginger and garlic, stirring until the prawns are nicely pink, about another minute.

Move all ingredients to one side of the skillet and add beaten eggs, letting them sit until the edges start to cook, then scramble until fully cooked, about 1 minute.

Incorporate the scrambled eggs with the other ingredients and transfer everything to a bowl, setting aside.

Return the skillet to the burner, lower the heat to medium, and add another 2 tablespoons of oil.

Add the drained noodles and stir until they get soft; if they stick to the bottom, add 1/4 cup of water and continue stirring.

Once the noodles are fairly soft, return the chicken and prawn mixture to the skillet, reduce heat to medium-low, and add sambal Olek and the sauce. Mix well until all ingredients are coated and cook for 3 minutes.

Add bean sprouts and stir well until incorporated.

Add 1 tablespoon of roasted peanuts and stir one more time before removing from heat.

Sprinkle with chopped chives and serve with lime wedges.

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