Chicken Pad Thai
Chef Tucker
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Category
Pasta & Grains
Cuisine
Thai
Servings
2-4
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Hey noodle fans, Chef Tucker here! Savor the vibrant flavors of my Chicken Pad Thai. Stir-fried rice noodles tossed with tender chicken, crispy bean sprouts, and scrambled eggs in a tangy tamarind sauce. Garnished with chopped peanuts, fresh cilantro, and a wedge of lime for that perfect balance of sweet, salty, and sour. It's a classic Thai dish that's sure to please your palate! 🌶️🍜❤️
Ingredients
-
1 lb chicken thighs
- 6 oz pad thai rice noodles
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1 large egg
-
½ bunch scallions
- 1 lime
- 1 cup mung bean sprouts
- 2 ounces roasted salted peanuts
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
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2 cloves garlic
- ¼ bunch Thai basil
- 2 ½ tablespoons Thai tamarind paste ❄
- 2 tablespoons water
- ½ teaspoon fish sauce ❄
- 1 teaspoons soy sauce ❄
- 2 teaspoons palm sugar
- 2 cloves garlic ❄
- ½ each shallot ❄
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Wok, cast iron pan, or large skillet
- Large pot with a lid
- Strainer
- Spatula
- Tongs
- Small pot
- Whisk
- Plate with paper towels
- Half cup measuring cup
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2 tablespoons S&P Seasoning
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 cup mung bean sprouts
For the sauce:
MISE EN PLACE 🔪
Directions
PREP 🥒
10 minutes before cooking, remove the chicken thighs from the packaging and let temper on a plate with paper towels
Bring a large pot of water up to a boil.
- Mince the shallot and 4 cloves of garlic. Keep separate.
Make a traditional pad thai sauce, starring Thai tamarind! In a small pot over low heat, add a tablespoon of canola oil. Once warm, sweat half the shallot. Add a pinch of S&P Seasoning and then half the minced garlic. Saute until cooked, then whisk in the tamarind paste and palm sugar. The sugars will begin to bubble and caramelize when cooked. To halt the cooking process, add 1 teaspoon soy sauce, ½ teaspoon fish sauce, and water. Bring to a boil then remove from the heat. This is the Pad Thai sauce.
- Slice the scallions into long thin strips.
- Cut the lime into wedges.
- Chop the peanuts.
- Slice the chicken into 1 inch thick pieces.
HOW TO COOK 🍳
Place your wok or cast iron pan on medium high heat. Add two tablespoons of canola oil.
- Once the oil is hot, add the chicken and begin browning it. Add half the sauce and continue cooking until the meat is coated. Reduce the heat to medium.
Meanwhile, in the large pot, start cooking the rice noodles. Add in about 2 tablespoons of S&P Seasoning. Cook until al dente, about 8 minutes, then strain, reserving a half cup of the pasta cooking water.
- To the wok, add in the other half of the minced shallot and garlic, and sweat into the chicken.
- Once the alliums are fragrant, move everything in the pan to one side of the pan to make space. Crack the egg into the open space in the pan and scramble it. Then turn off the heat and let it sit until the noodles are ready to add in.
- Once the noodles are fully cooked, add them to the wok with a splash more of the Pad Thai sauce as well as a little of the reserved noodle cooking water. Cook over medium heat until well coated. Turn off the heat and toss with the mung bean sprouts.
- Plate up this beautiful dish and add the crushed peanuts on top. Add as much chili flakes as you’d like to spice up your life. Add some Thai basil for garnish. Use the lime wedges as garnish and to add a little kick of acid to finish. Boom! Thai food in your own home - take out who???