In restaurants and on the streets, Pad Thai is traditionally cooked in hot woks. The second most important step: a hot skilletĪ hot skillet ensures that the ingredients cook quickly and that they brown, adding another layer of flavor - that distinctive caramelized note that’s one hallmark of Pad Thai.

Once you start cooking, this dish is completed in under 10 minutes, so you need everything ready to go or you’ll miss a beat. We recommend whisking the sauce and eggs, chopping the vegetables and protein, then setting everything up in the order you will use it, right next to the stovetop. With any stir fry, it’s very important to prepare and measure all the ingredients before you start cooking. It's easy to find at nearly every grocery store, and it adds an unbeatable punch of umami goodness. Absolutely necessary for our recipe: fish sauce. But it's important to note that we skipped some traditional ingredients (such as dried shrimp, tamarind, pressed tofu, and bean sprouts), opting for ingredients that you can pick up at your local grocery store. Any beginner cook can accomplish this recipe.

Ubiquitous in Thai cuisine in the United States, our simplified recipe stacks up closer to the American-Thai renditions of this dish than the versions you would find in Thailand. Pulse chiles in a small food processor or spice grinder, or pulverize in a molcajete, until small flakes form.An easy alternative to takeout, our simplified Pad Thai recipe is designed to satisfy noodle cravings fast. Alternatively, toast them in a 350F oven for 2–5 minutes. Note: To make roasted Thai chile flakes, dry roast a few small Thai chiles in a small Stainless Clad Frying Pan over medium heat, tossing and stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. It’s the perfect recipe to adjust to your taste-substitute chicken for the shrimp, or make it vegetarian by doubling the amount of tofu.įor a vegetarian (fish sauce-free) pad Thai sauce, mix together 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 3 tablespoon palm sugar, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, and 3 tablespoons tamarind water-or sub in a vegan fish sauce. With a flavorful sauce made from simple ingredients widely available online, or at H Mart and other Asian grocers, Thai Fresh’s best-selling dish is an easy meal to throw together for lunch, dinner, or whenever the craving strikes, and our 6 QT Stainless Clad Rondeau helps it all come together.

From Chef Jam Sanitchat of Thai Fresh in Austin, this recipe for Shrimp Pad Thai allows you to skip the takeout and make it your own.

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