Chicken Pad Thai Recipe

Chicken Pad Thai is one of the best ways to eat rice noodles with a lot of vegetables and chicken. Learn to make Thai stir fry rice noodles.

📝 Ingredients

• 500 gram flat rice noodles sticks
• 4 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1/2 Cup sliced shallots (thinly sliced)
• 200 gram boneless chicken, cut into thin strips
• 1 eggs
• 1/2 Cup red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon tamarind pulp/paste
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon red chilli sauce
• 2 tablespoon roasted and crushed peanuts
• a few lemon wedges
• 2 tablespoon chopped spring onion greens
• 2 tablespoon mung (moong) bean sprouts
• 1/4 Cup Thai basil leaves

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- How To Prepare Rice Noodles: ---
2. 2Place rice noodles in a large flat bowl. Pour boiling water over the noodles. Cover the bowl with a lid. After 5 minutes, open the lid and gently soak the noodles in water and cover the bowl once again. Open the lid exactly after 5 minutes.
3. 3Transfer the softened noodles into a colander. Drain all the liquid. Gently rinse with cold/running water.
4. 4--- How To Make Pad Thai Sauce: ---
5. 5Combine all the ingredients for the pad thai sauce in a bowl. Whisk nicely until well combined. Set aside.
6. 6--- How To Make Chicken Pad Thai: ---
7. 7Whisk an egg in a bowl. Keep it next to the cooking station.
8. 8Marinate chicken in 2 tablespoons of pad thai sauce and mix nicely. Set aside for 10 minutes.
9. 9Heat oil in a wok or stir-fry pan. Add chopped garlic and shallots. Stir-fry for 40 – 50 seconds
10. 10Add the marinated chicken, brown sugar, and salt. And stir-fry till the chicken is tender and pale white. This takes 2 to 3 minutes.
11. 11Add vegetables and stir-fry for another 1 minute.
12. 12Shift the chicken and vegetables to one side of the pan. Add whisked egg to the pan and scramble it.
13. 13Add rice noodles, remaining pad thai sauce, mung bean sprouts, and half of the roasted peanuts Gently combine and stir fry the noodles over high heat without breaking them apart. Do not cook for too long.
14. 14--- How To Serve Chicken Pad Thai ---
15. 15Transfer chicken pad thai to a serving bowl. Sprinkle remaining roasted peanuts, spring onion greens, mung bean sprouts and lemon juice.
16. 16Serve Chicken Pad Thai warm.