Rad Na
Rad Na is a beloved Thai-Chinese noodle dish. My easy and authentic Rad Na recipe combines soft, flat rice noodles with crisp vegetables, succulent chicken, and juicy shrimp, all bathed in a flavorful sauce. It’s a must-try dish!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/2 lbs (700g) fresh wide rice noodles ( loosened )
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (Kecap Manis)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 oz (60g) chicken (cut into thin slices)
- 6 to 8 medium-sized shrimp (shelled and deveined, but leave tail intact)
- 1/2 tablespoon taucheo (preserved soy beans)
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar or to taste
- 2 oz (60g) Chinese gailan or kailan (cut into 2-inch/5-cm lengths )
- 2 dashes ground white pepper (for serving)
Instructions
- 1
Loosen the flat rice noodles with your hands and set them aside.
- 2
Prepare the Cornstarch Slurry by mixing cornstarch with water. Stir until well combined and set aside.
- 3
Heat a wok with 1 tablespoon of oil. Once the oil is hot, add the rice noodles and give them a few quick stirs before adding the sweet soy sauce. Use a spatula to stir the noodles vigorously, ensuring the sauce is evenly distributed. Stir-fry for about 3-5 minutes, or until the noodles start to clump together and are slightly browned. Set them aside.
- 4
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the wok and heat it up. Sauté the garlic until it is light brown and aromatic, then add the chicken and shrimp. Stir-fry the ingredients until they turn white on the surface, then add the taucheo (preserved soy beans).
- 5
Stir a few more times before adding the chicken broth, soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and kailan. Bring the sauce to a boil, then thicken it with the cornstarch slurry. Once the sauce is thick and gooey, turn off the heat.
- 6
On a serving plate, place a portion of the fried rice noodles and pour the sauce over the top. Add an even distribution of chicken, shrimp, and vegetables. Sprinkle a dash of ground white pepper over the Rad Na noodles before serving. Rad Na is excellent with a side of pickled green chilies or sliced Thai chilies.