Preparation time:
- 25mins
Specialty:
- Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
One of my favorite Asian dish is Pad Thai. In this version, I attempt to make a fusion Pad Thai that reminded me of the time in Thailand. The Pad Thai is such a common dish for many people when you mention Thai food, but there is so much complexity and flavor associated with the dish, especially when you are making it from scratch. A bit more complex than my other recipes, but this very worth it!
Ingredients:
- Pad Thai Brown Rice Noodles (40g per person)
- Pad Thai Purple heirloom/whole grain Rice Noodles (40g per person)
- Eggs (1 egg per person)
- Carrots (2 carrots for 2 people)
- Spring Onion
- Half stalk of Celery (2 people)
- Bok Choy (1 bok choy for 2 people)
- Prawns with shell on (5-6 prawns for 2 people)
- Roasted Cashews
- Extra-virgin Olive Oil
- Salt
- Thai Basil
Instructions:
- Chop the spring onion and simmer it with extra-virgin olive oil.
- Slice carrots, bok choy and the celery in very thin pieces (all the same size) and add them to the wok.
- Peel the prawns and use the shells/heads to prepare a fish broth (boil water in a separate pot and add the shells , keep it at medium heat).
- Chop the prawns into smaller pieces.
- Pan fry the veggies in the wok and once they are golden add a little bit of fish broth and keep stirring.
- Once the veggies are cooked add the prawns to the wok.
- Boil water in a pot and once the water is boiling add the pad thai noodles. These noodles need to cook 2-3 mins less than the recommended time.
- Once the the noodles are ready, pour out the water and soak them in cold water.
- Add 2-3 big spoons of fish broth into the wok with the veggies; break the eggs into the wok and scramble them.
- Add the noodles to the wok. Continue to stir until sauce is fully mixed with the noodles.
- Add crushed roasted cashews as a topping together with a couple of leaves of Thai basil.