This noodle dish is super-popular in Thailand and it’s one of my favourites, too
Serves 2
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40m
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Not too tricky
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INGREDIENTS
150 g flat rice noodles
1 Scotch bonnet chilli
1 fresh yellow chilli
2 limes
sesame oil
2 red shallots
½ a bunch of Chinese chives
¼ of a bunch of Thai mint
½ a bunch of Thai basil
140 g silken tofu
4 large raw Tiger prawns, peeled
25 g dried shrimps
50 g shelled unsalted peanuts
1 pinch of chilli flakes
1 tablespoon shredded sweet radish
1 large free-range egg
60 g beansprouts
For the tamarind sauce:
25 g palm sugar
2 tablespoons tamarind paste
fish sauce
white wine vinegar
METHOD
Cook the rice noodles according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile, make the tamarind sauce. Coarsely grate the palm sugar into a bowl, then add the tamarind paste, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, a dash of vinegar and 2 tablespoons of boiling water. Mix well so the sugar dissolves, then have a taste and adjust the flavours if needed – it should taste sweet, sour and slightly salty.
Halve, deseed and finely slice the chillies, then place in a bowl with the juice from 1 lime. Drain and toss the noodles in a little sesame oil.
Peel and roughly chop the shallots, then trim and finely slice the chives. Pick and roughly chop most of the mint and basil leaves. Slice the tofu into rough 1cm chunks. Carefully slice through the back of each prawn, scrape out any black bits, then halve lengthways. Rinse the dried shrimps in cold running water, then dry with kitchen paper.
Heat a splash of sesame oil in a large wok over a medium heat, then add the dried shrimps, peanuts and chilli flakes. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden. Take the pan off the heat, transfer half of the mixture to a pestle and mortar, then bash until lightly crushed. Set to one side.
Return the remaining shrimps and nuts to a medium-high heat with another splash of sesame oil. Add the shallots and fry for around 2 minutes, or until turning golden. Add the chives, chopped herb leaves, prawns and shredded radish, then cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes, or until the prawns are almost cooked through. Beat and add the egg to the pan, cook for 1 to 2 minutes, then fold through. Add the tofu, noodles, beansprouts and tamarind sauce, then toss well to combine.
Divide the pad Thai between your bowls, sprinkle over the crushed nut mixture and scatter the reserved mint and basil leaves on top. Serve with the pickled chillies and extra lime wedges for squeezing over.
Halve, deseed and finely slice the chillies, then place in a bowl with the juice from 1 lime. Drain and toss the noodles in a little sesame oil.
Peel and roughly chop the shallots, then trim and finely slice the chives. Pick and roughly chop most of the mint and basil leaves. Slice the tofu into rough 1cm chunks. Carefully slice through the back of each prawn, scrape out any black bits, then halve lengthways. Rinse the dried shrimps in cold running water, then dry with kitchen paper.
Heat a splash of sesame oil in a large wok over a medium heat, then add the dried shrimps, peanuts and chilli flakes. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden. Take the pan off the heat, transfer half of the mixture to a pestle and mortar, then bash until lightly crushed. Set to one side.
Return the remaining shrimps and nuts to a medium-high heat with another splash of sesame oil. Add the shallots and fry for around 2 minutes, or until turning golden. Add the chives, chopped herb leaves, prawns and shredded radish, then cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes, or until the prawns are almost cooked through. Beat and add the egg to the pan, cook for 1 to 2 minutes, then fold through. Add the tofu, noodles, beansprouts and tamarind sauce, then toss well to combine.
Divide the pad Thai between your bowls, sprinkle over the crushed nut mixture and scatter the reserved mint and basil leaves on top. Serve with the pickled chillies and extra lime wedges for squeezing over.
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