View Single Post
  #2 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
Grinner Grinner is offline
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 45
Default Pad Thai recipes


"Grinner" > wrote in message
...
> Anyone have any of these?
>
> The recipe seems to vary in all parts of Thailand. I have found some to be
> taste too much like shrimp paste so I don't use as much.
>
> My recipe (well the one I like best) is:
>
> Heat a wok, put in about a teaspoon of peanut oil, make a two egg
> omelette. Roll it up, slice and put aside.
>
> Sauce:
> a dash of fish oil, a teaspoon of shrimp paste ( to taste), a tablespoon
> of palm suger, add some chilli (two small ones - hot). a tablespoon of
> tamarind paste and some chopped shallots.
> grind the chillis, shallots with a mortar and pestle, add the rest. You
> can also add some glangal which isn't as overpowering as ginger.
>
> Stir fry either chicken pieces or green prawns and put aside.
> Stir fry some vegetable (whatever you like) I generally use celery and
> cabbage, string beans.
>
> Add the meat and sauce and little water. so it steams a little.
>
> Boil some water, add some rice noodles until soft (a minute or so) then
> drain.
> Add noodles to the mix, and some bean sprouts just before serving or
> perhaps just serve these fresh.
>
> Serve with the egg over the top, some chopped coriander and chopped
> peanuts.
>
> Yummo!
>


Oh, and serve with a wedge of lime.