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Real Pad Thai
Real Pad Thai
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Serves 4
Easy
Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
15 mins
Soak rice noodles for 30 minutes before cooking.
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Classic simple Pad Thai recipe from Thailand itself.
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Ingredients
500g chicken breast, sliced
200g rice noodles
2 tbsp sunflower oil
4 eggs
2 tsp sugar or honey
4 spring onions, chopped
100g bean sprouts
180ml fish sauce
1 tsp red chilli
2 tbsp tamarind sauce
1 lime
4 tbsp crushed peanuts
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Method
step 1
Soak the rice noodles in a bowl of water at room temperature for 30 minutes.
step 2
Heat wok and add 2 tbsp sunflower oil. Add chicken and stir fry over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes.
step 3
Add eggs and stir fry to break yokes. Before eggs are fully cooked, add the noodles and sugar, and combine. Continue to stir fry until noodles wilt.
step 4
Add the tamarind and fish sauce. Then add bean sprouts, spring onions and red chilli. Stir fry vigorously.
step 5
Serve with sprinkling of peanuts, and quarter of lime to squeeze.
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