Pad Thai Rice Noodles

When someone says Pad Thai I can only think of a person from Bangkok wearing a pad somewhere on his/her body.

I am experiencing a chef block these days so I am continuously asking people for suggestions and one of these suggestions were Thai food. What Thai food is better than Pad Thai.

I saw this tutorial for Pad Thai once where and Indian woman was saying it like Paad Thai which sounds really inappropriate but it is quite amazing how every Asian country has there own base for their recipes like Chinese food usually has soy sauce and vinegar, Korean food has sometimes sugar mixed with soy sauce and Japanese food has honey and soy sauce.

Similarly Thai food has tamarind mixed with soy sauce and brow sugar which are also the main ingredients for Pad Thai. Also a request was for Rice Noodles so I decided to make Pad Thai Rice Noodles.

It is a bit of an effort but it is also better to put effort into food than putting effort into people which always ends up in a broken heart.

INGREDIENTS:

Half a pack of flat rice noodles

180 Grams of tofu or cottage cheese (optional)

250 Grams of shrimp (you can also use chicken)

4 Garlic cloves finely chopped

1 small onion sliced

120 Milligrams of fish sauce

80 Milligrams of soy sauce

5 Tablespoons of tamarind paste or sauce

4 Tablespoons of brown sugar

100 Grams of peanuts slightly crushed

Handful of beansprouts

3 eggs
  

Let's begin with soaking the rice noodles in warm water for 15-20 minutes.

Meanwhile the noodles soak let us get done with all the cutting and chopping

Now let's make the Pad Thai sauce by combining tamarind paste, soy sauce, fish sauce and brown sugar in a bowl. Mix it properly.

Heat some oil up in the wok and start with frying tofu.

After the tofu is brown add shrimps along garlic and onions.

Cook until the shrimp changes it's color.

Drain the water out of the noodles and add them in the wok.

Quickly add the Pad Thai sauce over the noodles and cook until the sauce is completely absorbed by the noodles.

Now we put half of the crushed peanuts and chopped green onions over the noodles and mix it well.

Make some room in the wok to add 3 eggs and as they cook just mash them to mix them later with the cooked rice noodles.

Pad Thai Noodles is ready to serve.

Sprinkle some more crushed peanuts and chopped green onions. Put some beansprouts over it and place some lemon or lime wedges aside.

Squeeze the lemon/lime wedge and enjoy the amazing Pad Thai.

Thai Tamarind Shrimp

I've never been to Thailand but I've been to Bangkok and apparently people in Bangkok eat a lot of Thai food.

I'm joking.

I've never been to Thailand and obviously I've never been to Bangkok but I've eaten and made a lot of Thai Food.

Very different from Japanese and Chinese. More tangy, spicy and more flavorful at times.

One of my favorite way of making Thai food is the Pad Thai method.

By using this method I have previously made Thai Tamarind Fish but it's time to try our shrimps with this.

Ingredients:

14 large shrimps

1 cup chicken broth

1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce

1.5 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

2 tablespoon brown sugar

3 tablespoon tamarind paste

1/2 onion diced

4 garlic cloves

2 dried red chilies

2 tablespoon of coriander leaves

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

First of all we will make a paste of garlic, onions, coriander and red chili by using a chopper.

Now put 2 tablespoon of oil in a non stick pan and fry the paste for a 1-2 minutes.

Add chicken broth to it and bring it to a boil.

Lower the heat now and add sweet-chili, soy sauce, brown sugar, fish sauce, salt, pepper and concentrated tamarind paste.

Mix and stir it well.

Now add the shrimps and let them cook for 2-3 minutes or until pink.

After the shrimps is done cooking. You can either take it off and serve it right away or cook it on high heat to adjust the thickness of the sauce. Thai Tamarind Shrimp is ready to serve.

I know you women get butterflies whenever you think about tamarind. This recipe is dedicated to the win of Pakistan Women's Cricket Team. Ladies and gentlemen, Thai Tamarind Shrimps.

Thai Tamarind Fish

Tamarind and women have an ultimate bond which goes way back in history but I also like tamarind and if that makes me a woman THAN I'M NOT A WOMAN I'M JUST A MAN WHO LIKES TAMARIND but obviously in recipes.

Tamarind is mostly used in Thai recipes and also some of the south Indian recipes.

Since its fish season, I will demonstrate Thai Tamarind Fish for you guys which basically is fried fish in the famous 'Pad Thai' sauce(well not the authentic but this is my take on the pad thai sauce) which is basically made of three key ingredients "tamarind, fish sauce and palm sugar."

LET'S START

Ingredients:

500 grams of fish fillets (big fillets are preferred)

1 cup chicken broth

1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce

1.5 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

2 tablespoon brown sugar

3 tablespoon tamarind paste

1/2 onion diced

4 garlic cloves

2 dried red chilies

2 tablespoon of coriander leaves

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

Cornflour to coat the fish

First of all we will make a paste of garlic, onions, coriander and red chili by using a chopper.

Now we will coat the fish with salt, black pepper and cornflour.

Now we will heat oil in a non stick pan and fry the fish until its crisp brown on the outside.

Remember, this method of coating is very light in compared to the egg method so do not expect a very thick layer of flour.

When the fish is fried to the desire crisp take it out on a paper toweled plate.

Time to prepare my version of the Pad Thai sauce.

Heat 2 tablespoon olive oil on medium low heat. Add the paste in the oil and fry it till the garlic starts turning brown.

As soon as the garlic turns brown add chicken stock and give it a stir.

Turn the heat up now and add brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce and the tamarind paste.

Heat till you achieve your desired consistency.

Pad Thai Sauce is ready.

Place the fish on a nice plate and pour this sauce over it. Garnish it with red chilies, green onions and coriander. Best eaten with boiled rice.

Ladies and gentlemen, its sweet and it surely is sour. I give you Thai Tamarind Fish.