Authentic Shrimp Pad Thai
This authentic shrimp pad Thai recipe is made with a traditional homemade sauce and ready in just 40 minutes. Tastes just like the real deal!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 100 g palm sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp Thai tamarind paste
- 3½ tbsp water
- 3 tbsp oil
- 12 shrimp (peeled, deveined)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¼ cup shallots (finely chopped)
- ¼ cup sweet preserved radish (chopped)
- 150 g dry rice noodles
- 3½ tbsp water
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 10 garlic chives
- lime wedges (to taste)
- red pepper flakes (to taste)
- crushed peanuts (to taste)
- granulated sugar (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Soak the noodles
- 2
Place the dry rice noodles in a large bowl and cover them with room-temperature water. Soak until soft and pliable, according to package instructions. Drain before using.
- 3
Make the pad Thai sauce
- 4
Melt palm sugar. In a small saucepan over low to medium heat, melt the palm sugar, stirring often until golden.
- 5
Add remaining ingredients. Then add fish sauce, tamarind paste, and water. Stir until smooth and set aside.
- 6
Cook the shrimp
- 7
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large non-stick pan or wok over medium heat. Dip shrimp briefly in the prepared sauce, then pan-fry until pink and cooked through, about 1–2 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.
- 8
Stir-fry the noodles
- 9
Sauté aromatics. In the same pan, add the remaining oil. Sauté the garlic, shallots, and preserved radish over medium heat until fragrant and lightly golden.
- 10
Add the noodles. Push the aromatics to one side of the pan. Add a splash of water and the drained noodles to the other side. Stir-fry until the noodles are softened.
- 11
Toss noodles. Mix everything together so the noodles are evenly coated with the aromatics.
- 12
Add the sauce. Pour in the prepared sauce. Toss until the noodles are evenly coated and glossy.
- 13
Add the eggs. Push noodles to one side of the pan. Crack the eggs into the empty space. Let them set for a few seconds, then scramble and mix into the noodles.
- 14
Finish and serve. Add the cooked shrimp, bean sprouts, and garlic chives. Toss gently until just heated through. Serve hot with crushed peanuts, chili flakes, and lime wedges.