How To Make Pad Thai

Ingredients for Pad Thai 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 1/2 cups of corn syrup)

Ingredients for Pad Thai:

=> 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
=> 1 tbsp of chopped red onions
=> 1 tbsp of chopped garlic
=> two cups of diced extra firm tofu
=> 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
=> few pieces of fresh shrimp

Preparing Pad Thai 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.

Preparing Pad Thai:

# 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 tofu

# 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 pad thai sauce we made earlier

# Add 2 tablespoons of crushed roasted peanuts

# Add 1 cup fresh beansprouts

# Add 1 cup of garlic chives

# Add a few pieces of cooked shrimp on top if you like

# 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)