Recipe: Yummy Authentic Pad Thai

Authentic Pad Thai.

You can have Authentic Pad Thai using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Authentic Pad Thai

1. Prepare of Sauce:.
2. It's 6 Tbsp of light brown sugar,.
3. Prepare 6 Tbsp of tamarind paste or rice vinegar,.
4. It's 4 Tbsp of fish sauce or Thai Taste - Vegan 'Fish' Sauce.
5. Prepare 2 Tsp of dark soy sauce.
6. It's of Pad Thai:.
7. Prepare of Instant rice noodles (Mama brand).
8. It's 400 g of king prawns / sliced mushrooms,.
9. It's 2 tsp of Thai red chilli flakes or normal chilli flakes (use less for mild),.
10. It's 2 of spring onions roughly chopped,.
11. Prepare 1 of English shallot, sliced,.
12. You need 2 of eggs whisked (you can omit this to make it vegan),.
13. You need 1 Tbsp of oil (we recommend peanut oil),.
14. You need Handful of beansprouts,.
15. You need 2-3 of garlic cloves, crushed,.
16. Prepare of Tofu:.
17. You need 4-6 tbsp of crushed peanuts,.
18. You need 1 block of tofu drained, pressed and cut into 1 inch cubes,.
19. Prepare 1 of lime, juiced.
20. You need of Freshly cracked black pepper,.
21. It's 1/3 cup of cornflour.
22. It's of Garnish Examples: Handful of chopped coriander,1 spring onion chopped, lime wedges.

Authentic Pad Thai instructions

1. Soak noodles in boiling water for 10 minutes until soft, drain the water..
2. Make pad thai sauce by placing ingredients in a small saucpan over a low/medium heat. Once the sauce thickens, add 1 tbsp of water, mix and set aside..
3. In a seperate bowl, add the cornflour and black pepper and mix, add the tofu until pieces are coated..
4. In a wok on a medium heat, add 1 Tbsp oil, garlic, chilli flakes and prawns (or mushrooms), spring onions, shallot and tofu. Cook for 4 minutes or until tofu is slightly browned on all sides. Set aside on a seperate plate..
5. Add 1 Tbsp oil in the wok, add whisked eggs and mix until cooked/resembles scrambled eggs (if you are vegan go to step 6).
6. Add drained noodles, beansprouts and sauce and toss until egg and sauce coats the noodles,.
7. After 5 minutes add prawns/mushrooms/tofu mixture, 2-3 Tbsp of crushed peanuts and lime juice, toss for a final time.
8. Serve immediately and garnish..