Pad Thai

Pad Thai

Ingredients for Sauce

1 cup of tamarind juice (or 3/4 cup of white vinegar)

1 cup of fish sauce

2-3 tablespoons of coconut palm sugar (or 1 1/2 tablespoons of granulated white sugar and 1 ½ cups of corn syrup)

Ingredients for Pad Thai

¼ cup of vegetable oil

1 tbsp of chopped red onions

1 tbsp of chopped garlic

two cups of diced extra firm tou fuu

4 teaspoons of chopped preserved turnips

3 tbsp of dried shrimp.(or 1 lb fresh peeled shrimp)

1 lb. fresh noodles (or dried packaged noodles soak to soften first)

3 fresh eggs

6 tablespoons of the putt thai sauce (from sauce recipe)

2 tablespoons of crushed roasted peanuts

1 cup fresh beansprouts

1 cup of garlic chives

dried roasted ground peppers to taste

Raw bean sprouts, green onions, cut lime wedges for garnish

Preparing the Sauce
In a sauce pan add 1 cup of tamarind juice (or 3/4 cup white vinegar)
Add fish sauce
Add coconut palm sugar (or granulated sugar and corn syrup)
Cook over low heat and stir the ingredients until the sugar starts to melt..
Turn the heat down and simmer for two or three minutes.
Set it aside
Pad Thai Preparation
Place a wok or large pan on the stove.
Heat it on medium high heat. When the pan is nice and hot,
add 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
Add 1 tablespoon of chopped red onions and 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic.
Stir quickly
Add two cups of diced extra firm tou fuu
Add 4 teaspoons of chopped preserved turnips
Stir for 30 seconds or so
Add 3 tablespoons of dried shrimp..or 1 lb fresh peeled shrimp
stir
Add 1 lb. fresh noodles or dried packaged noodles (soak to soften first)
Add a little water to soften noodles
Stir briskly for 30 seconds…(or longer for dried noodles to soften)
Crack in three fresh eggs
Add 6 tablespoons of the putt thai sauce we made earlier
Add 2 tablespoons of crushed roasted peanuts
Add 1 cup fresh beansprouts
Add 1 cup of garlic chives
If you like it hot, add dried roasted ground peppers to taste
Dish out the Pad Thai onto a serving plate
Garnish it with fresh vegetables (Raw bean sprouts, green onions, cut lime wedges, or any kind of fresh vegetables you like)