Name: Nici's Famous Homemade Pad Thai
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 100g flat rice stick noodles; 2 tbsps tamarind puree; 3 tbsps fish sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 2 tbsps brown sugar; 3 tbsps cooking oil; 2 spring onions, sliced diagonally and thinly, use the green bits too; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 – 2 fresh red chillies, de-seeded and chopped fine; 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, grated; 3 tbsps lemon juice; 1/3 cup roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped; 3 eggs, whisked with a fork; 3 handfuls fresh bean sprouts; Small handful of fresh coriander, chopped; 2 tbsps sesame seeds; Lime or lemon wedges to serve

Nici’s Famous Homemade Pad Thai

Author: Nici Wilkes
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Total Time: 20 minutes
Category: Noodles
Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Spiked with fresh ginger and chilli this famous noodle dish tastes just like the real deal from Thailand!

Scale

Ingredients

100g flat rice stick noodles

2 tbsps tamarind puree

3 tbsps fish sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

2 tbsps brown sugar

3 tbsps cooking oil

2 spring onions, sliced diagonally and thinly, use the green bits too

2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped

1 – 2 fresh red chillies, de-seeded and chopped fine

1 thumb-sized piece ginger, grated

3 tbsps lemon juice

1/3 cup roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped

3 eggs, whisked with a fork

3 handfuls fresh bean sprouts

Small handful of fresh coriander, chopped

2 tbsps sesame seeds

Lime or lemon wedges to serve

Instructions

In a bowl, soften your noodles by covering with boiling water and leaving to soak for 10 minutes, then rinse, drain and set aside. They should be firm to the bite at this stage and will soften more once they are added to the wok/pan later.
Stir together tamarind puree, fish sauce, sesame oil and brown sugar to make a sauce.
Heat a large thin bottomed pan or wok over a med-high heat, then add the oil. Add the spring onions, garlic and chillies and stir-fry for one minute. Pour in the sauce and bring to a simmer. Add the ginger, lemon juice, half the peanuts and drained rice noodles. Keep the noodles moving around to avoid sticking and to get them coated in the sauce and cooked through.
When the noodles are softened and coated in tasty sauce, push them aside in the pan and pour in eggs into the space. Cook until just cooked then stir them back through the noodles.
Serve topped with bean sprouts, coriander, remaining peanuts, sesame seeds and a decent squeeze of lime or lemon juice.

Notes

Tamarind puree or pulp is found in the international section of most supermarkets. If not, a good substitute for this tangy ingredient is an extra squeeze of lemon.

Recipe and Food Stylist: Nici Wickes

Image: Todd Eyre Photography

Nutrition

Serving Size: Serves 4