Pad Thai with prawns

Pad Thai with prawns

This udon noodle stir fry has a peanut and tamarind sauce - it's on the table in just 20 minutes

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Method

  1. Boil the noodles in salted water for 3 mins until soft. Drain and rinse in cold water. To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
  2. Heat a wok with half the oil. Add the prawns and spring onions, and cook, stirring quickly, for 1 min or until the prawns turn pink. Push to the side and add the remaining oil. Add the egg and let sit for 30 secs, then scramble until cooked. Add the noodles and sauce, and cook, stirring continuously, for 3 mins or until everything is hot.
  3. Serve the noodles with the peanuts and coriander sprinkled on top, and lime wedges for squeezing over.

PER SERVING

498 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 56g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 4g, sugar 22g, salt 2.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2012.

Try 3 issues of Good Food magazine for £3 - subscribe now!

Latest comments and suggestions

  • 19 September 2012

    suzlovescake rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was good and fresh in flavours, and very quick to make for a midweek meal. It didn't taste much like other pad thai I've had though so I might try out some other recipes before making this again.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 23 October 2012

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was gorgeous and fresh tasting but I also fried up some red pepper and mushrooms to add to it.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 19 December 2012

    Anne In Oman commented on this recipe

    I have done several Thai recipes from the classic Thai collection and they have all been great, up until now. This was terrible, the fish sauce was so salty it dominated the taste and adding the egg made the sauce thick and gelatinous. We took out the prawns and binned the rest. This recipe needs more instruction as to the thickness of the sauce, should water be added to make the sauce thinner? Use less fish sauce or maybe a fish stock cube instead.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 26 January 2013

    meandbunny commented on this recipe

    tastes lovely and really quick to make. The real deal. Looks a little different to the pic but not half bad and i would recomend this as a change and affordable quick meal. However it does require a little muscel when stiring around the noodles [although i may have put a little more than required in!]

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 10 February 2013

    Tara commented on this recipe

    That looks delicious. willl have to try it!!! Nom

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 22 February 2013

    lcurtis rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was delicious! Never had pad Thai and was very impressed at how tasty it is! I would try it with chicken and any left-overs make a tasty cold lunch.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • Binder photo Pen

    12 May 2013

    Pen rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice and simple. A good, light meal. I make without the sauce, I just squirt lime juice on top and this is enough for us it doesn't taste like anything is missing.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

Leave a comment or suggestion

You must sign in or register to leave a comment.

Sign in / Register

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 250g udon noodles
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 100g peeled raw prawns
  • 4 spring onions , chopped
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 2 tbsp roasted peanuts , chopped
  • small handful coriander leaves
  • lime wedges, to serve

FOR THE SAUCE

  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • juice 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
Print this recipe
Add to your binder

PER SERVING

498 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 56g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 4g, sugar 22g, salt 2.3 g

Advertisement

Your binder

Here are three other great reasons why to sign up:

  • You get an online binder, where you can store all your favourite recipes and create menus.

Follow Good Food

Advertisement

All about Good Food

Magazine

Good Food Magazine

Subscribe to Good Food magazine - enjoy 100+ triple-tested recipes delivered to your door, every month.

Order today, and receive your first 3 issues for just £3

On TV

Foodie TV

See your favourite chefs on Sky Channel 247, Virgin TV 260 and find their recipes at goodfoodchannel.co.uk.

Good Food Apps

Good Food Apps

For Good Food on the go, download our apps to your phone or portable device.
Find out more here

Buy ingredients

With just one click, the full list of recipe ingredients will be put into a basket at your choice of provider. Choose from:

mySupermarket Compare prices and choose a retailer you wish to buy them from.

Ocado Let Ocado deliver all you need for this recipe, right to your door

Tesco Buy all the ingredients from our recipes through your Tesco online shop.

new

Asda Shop with Asda? You can now buy ingredients for our recipes via your Asda online shop.

In association with the above providers. Terms and conditions apply.

Close