Pad Thai Noodle with Prawns
Ingredients:
Medium-sized flat rice noodles required to be soaked in warm water until soft approx 15 minutes and drained ½ pack
Prawns medium sized ½ cup
Garlic and shallot finely chopped 1 tsp each
Dried shrimp small sized 1 tbsp (optional)
Sweet radish ¼ cup
Pad Thai sauce 1 cup
Egg beaten 2 wholes
Bean sprouts 1 cup
Water 1 cup
Yellow, hard tofu golden fried and cut into small pieces ½ cup
Vegetable oil ½ cup
Side Dish:
Lime wedges 2 pieces
Crushed peanuts 1 -2 tbsp
Dried chilli flakes 1-2 tbsp
Bean sprouts ½ cup
Pad Thai Sauce:
Tamarind juice 2 cups
Palm sugar 3 small blocks
Fish sauce 3 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
How to make:
Step 1 – Pad Thai sauce
Mix all pad Thai sauce in a pot and slowly simmer until thickened or about 15-20 minutes. Stir constantly and set aside.
Step 2 - Stir fry
Heat oil in a wok over medium heat.
Fry soaked noodle in oil. Add 1/4 cup of water to help soften and cook the noodle. Add a bit of water more if the noodle is still uncooked.
Then add 1/2 cup of pad Thai sauce. Toss well. Remove when the noodle is slightly brown and soft.
Clean the wok.
Heat oil in a wok over medium heat, add garlic and shallot. Stir until fragrant and slightly brown.
Cook prawns for a few minutes and remove.
Continue cooking by adding the noodle that has been fried in pad Thai sauce, (optionally) dried shrimps, fried tofu, and sweet radish.
Toss well and remove all ingredient to the side of the wok.
Pour the beaten egg in the middle until cooked.
Add bean sprout and crushed peanuts. Toss well with a spatula and stir evenly.
Remove from the heat.
Serve prawns on top with lime wedge, sugar, dried chilli flakes and crushed peanuts on the side dish.