Pad Thai

Pad Thai

Almost a national dish of Thailand, Mary Cadogan's simplified take makes it easy to shop for - and very authentic tasting

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2-3

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 25-30 minutes

Method

  1. Put the noodles in a large heatproof bowl, pour boiling water over them and leave for 4 minutes, then drain and refresh under cold running water.
  2. Put the lime juice, cayenne, sugar and fish sauce in a bowl and mix well. Have all the other ingredients ready by the cooker.
  3. Heat the oil and fry the prawns until warmed through. Add the spring onions and noodles and toss around. Tip in the lime juice mixture, then stir in the beansprouts and half the peanuts and coriander. Cook for 1 minute until everything is heated through.
  4. Pile into a large dish, scatter with the rest of the peanuts and coriander, and serve with lime wedges and sweet chilli sauce.
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Using rice noodles

If there are two thicknesses of noodle available in your local shop, go for the thicker ones for this recipe.

Nutrition per serving for two

531 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 62g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, salt 3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2002.

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  • 04 November 2007

    annemiek commented on this recipe

    This is very yummy. I did omit the prawns because people in my family including myself are vegetarians. But I fried some eggs to go with, and everyone loved it.

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  • 13 January 2008

    coby rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 28 January 2008

    GlastoGirl commented on this recipe

    I was going to serve it on a bed of bok-choi but there wasn't any on the supermarket. So I added spinach and a little extra chili. Superb!

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  • 20 March 2008

    Moley rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Fantastic recipe..added a couple of chopped basil leaves too - superb recipe and so quick and easy!!

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  • 20 March 2008

    T0xicCandy commented on this recipe

    Brilliant recipe, really fresh and delicious. A great easy and quick recipe for a weeknight!

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  • 08 May 2008

    heather's rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    So easy, so tasty. I make it again and again

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  • 02 June 2008

    Naomi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Definitely all the stars for this pad thai - really easy, really yummy. Added an egg at the end, like you do with fried rice, was brilliant.

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  • 11 June 2008

    aitchelle rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I thought it was okay... not great, though.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2-3

Preperation and cooking times

Ready in 25-30 minutes

Wonderful and authentic

Ingredients

  • 125g (half a 250g pack) rice noodles
  • 3 tbsp lime juice (about 2 limes)
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp light muscovado sugar
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce (nam pla)
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 200g cooked and peeled tiger prawns , tails left on
  • 4 spring onions , sliced
  • 140g bean sprouts
  • 25g salted peanuts , finely chopped
  • a small handful of coriander leaves

TO SERVE

  • 1 or 2 limes , cut into wedges
  • sweet chilli sauce
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Nutrition per serving for two

531 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 62g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 2g, salt 3 g

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