Chicken Pad Thai

Pad Thai is the national dish of Thailand and hell its gorgeous. This is a lovely dish that is so full of flavour and textures, it will become a favourite. The chicken in chilli and garlic creating a blast of flavour throughout the dish. Together with the snap of the fresh beansprouts and the crunch of the roasted peanuts make this dish a true delight.

Chicken Pad Thai

A superb national dish of Thailand that is popular worldwide.

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Course: Main Dish, Side Dish

Cuisine: Thai

Keyword: Chicken, Chillies, Noodles, Nuts, Vegetables

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 2 People

Calories: 876kcal

Equipment

• Wok
• Glass Bowls
• Chopping Board

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Ingredients

 

Dish ingredients

• 150 g noodles dried flat rice
• 4 tbsp sunflower oil
• 50 ml chicken stock
• 2 large chicken breasts finely slice
• 2 large eggs free range
• 60 g spring onions shredded (reserving some to serve)
• 1 large red chilli slice
• 2 cloves garlic crush
• ½ bunch coriander leaves and stalks
• 100 g beansprouts
• 60 g roasted peanuts chop
• soy sauce to serve
• red chilli to serve

Sauce ingredients

• ½ tbsp siracha
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1 tbsp sugar light brown
• ½ large lime juiced
• ½ large lime wedges

Instructions

• Firstly, you need to soak the noodles in warm water for about 20 mins. This will make them al dente. When ready, drain the water from the noodles.
• In a separate bowl, combine the sauce ingredients of fish sauce, tamarind paste, lime, siracha and sugar and mix thoroughly.
• Add half the oil to a frying pan or wok over a medium heat.
• Carefully add the chilli and the garlic to fry for no more than 30 seconds.
• Add the chicken and cook until golden.
• Add the spring onions (scallions), chopped coriander (cilantro) stalks and fry for 1 min.
• Add in the drained noodles together with 50ml of the chicken stock. and the Pad Thai sauce you've already prepared.
• Continue to stir fry the noodles for a few minutes and then add the sauce you've already prepared.
• Thoroughly mix everything over a high heat for a few minutes until the noodles are cooked.
• Stir everything together and cook over a high heat for 3 mins until the noodles are just cooked.
• Once the sauce has reduced add the beansprouts and mix them into the noodles.
• Now for the tricky part. Move the contents of the wok to one side and add the remaining oil. Crack the eggs into the oil and stir until scrambled.
• When scrambled, mix into the other contents.
• Add half of the peanuts and toss everything together.
• Serve on two warmed plates with the other half of the peanuts.
• Serve with slices of lime and soy sauce for the finishing touch.

Nutrition

Calories: 876kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 68g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 331mg | Sodium: 2014mg | Potassium: 1546mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 851IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 4mg