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— RECIPE — (makes 2 portions)
▪150g or 5.5oz Thai style medium rice noodles
▪225g or 1/2lb raw shrimp (cut into large bitesize pieces)
▪75g or 1/2c shallot, rough chopped
▪15g or 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
▪50g or 1/2c roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped and dust sifted off
▪25g or about 1/2c preserved sweet radish (look for sweet not salt), chopped
▪50g or 1/2c scallions (greens only), cut into 1-2” or 2.5-5cm pieces
▪100g or 1c fresh bean sprouts
▪125g or 4oz extra firm/pressed tofu, diced into bite sized pieces
▪Pad thai sauce [stir together: 40g or 3Tbsp thai tamarind concentrate, 60g/1 puck chopped palm ▪sugar (sub brown sugar), & 40g or 2.5Tbsp fish sauce]
▪Chile flakes
▪Lime
▪2 eggs
▪Neutral oil (canola, avocado, light olive, etc)
▪Salt
▪Water if needed
Soak thai rice noodles in room temp water for 1 hour. Drain and cut if needed. Set aside.
Prep all ingredients then preheat a large wok over high heat.
Add a long squeeze of oil to pan then add shrimp and a pinch of salt. Stir fry and keep them moving to cook about 85% through. Transfer shrimp to a bowl.
Return wok to heat, add another squeeze of oil followed by eggs. Scramble in the wok. When mostly cooked, transfer to shrimp bowl.
Return wok to heat, add another squeeze of oil, followed by tofu and a pinch of salt. Stir fry for about 2 mins until nicely golden brown. Add shallots, garlic, radish, and chile flake. Cook for about 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add soaked rice noodles and sauce. Stir and toss to combine. Cook until noodles are tender but still springy and chewy. You may need to add a splash of water to cook noodles properly. Careful not to add too much water.
Reduce heat to medium and add in cooked shrimp and eggs. Toss to combine, careful not to over work. Add bean sprouts, scallions, and half of the peanuts. Fold everything together and cook for about 30 more seconds to warm through.
Plate up and finish by adding a sprinkle of peanuts and sprinkle of lime.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:22 Prepping the rice noodles
1:37 Ingredient prep
5:15 discovering food cultures with Babbel (ad)
6:09 stir frying the pad thai
9:40 Let’s eat this thing
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49 Comments
To me, this Pad Thai recipe tastes like some of the best Thai takeout you can get in the states. No idea how it compares to what you can get in Thailand, but hopefully I'll find out someday. If you've eaten this dish in Thailand, let me know how it compares. And for all you travelers, learn a new language with Babbel. Get up to 60% off your subscription here ➡ https://go.babbel.com/t?bsc=1200m60-youtube-brianlagerstrom-jan-2023&btp=default&utm_term=generic_v1&utm_medium=paidsocial&utm_source=YouTube&utm_content=Influencer..brianlagerstrom..USA..YouTube
the thai rice noodles are written in Chinese hahah
And what exactly did you edit about an authentic pad thai? you're literally using the same ingredients in your sauce….. i wasted my time watching this video
Mate, you're absolutely killing it with these recipes. Keep that shit up!!!
You boiled pad thai for 1 hour?
ควรหั่นเต้าหู่ให้เล็กกว่านี้
Yesssss 👏🏻👏🏻 this is sooooo close!! Trust me, this guy has done lots research👍🏻
To make the perfect noodles you have to stir them until it soft and then add the Pad Thai sauce later
Delicious😍😍😍😍😍
I'd given up on making this. But with this, I'm going back in. As soon as I can find the all-important garlic chives.
hi where is the squid?
เส้นก๋วยเตี๋ยว ต้องดูว่า product of Thailand นะ ถึงมาจากไทยจริง แต่ทำหน้าตาผัดไทยโอเค
The reason to why you chopped onion like this is because you suck at chopping. Look at that lemon grass. WTF is that?
Yes, looks easy but not so easy.
Wow awesome job 👏 it's looks delicious 😋
Sorry, Bri. I have made many of your home-run recipes before but this one did not turn out well for me. The tamarind was too sour. The noodles were too tough. And it was missing a soy sauce component. I think I'll go back to making your grand slam chili this weekend.
Almost authentic, one ingredient missing is dried shrimp……..
Ijust eyeballed it and added soysauce, garlic powder, sugar, basil, parsley, salt, pepper, water and dumplings 👌🏻
Thank you snd I just learned the eggs can be cooked aside, what a great tip !!!
❤❤❤ noodles are my favorite. This is a great watch and the end result.. the meal is woooow….
Still flying is healthy. Quick cook
I wish you were my personal chef. Thanks for your great videos!
trying it for mothers day on sunday… will report back
Real nice!!!!
Love the little dance at the end. 😊😊
Just made this for my mom for mother's day dinner and it was a smash. Thanks for always providing quality recipes that are also easy to follow!!
Nice, but pcos proof for girls 😂 maybe sub the sugar by allulose or monk fruit extract
Food is authentic but you are not!
Pad thay with Tofu?
It looks extremely delicious!
Love it ❤
Amazing
Hey Bri I recently discovered your channel. You’re my favorite non-Asian chef on YouTube and I’ll probably start cooking more non-Asian food bc of you 😂
This recipe gets it almost there. For me, I like amping up the shrimp flavor by adding tiny dried shrimps (which are even funkier than preserved radishes) and extracting shrimp juices from buying in tact shrimps and frying their heads and shells in little vegetable oil to be added to the sauce. Some people also like the dish to be free of allium texture because the vegetable components are already a textural party on their own. I think I agree and so prefer processing the shallots and garlic and chilis and cook them into the sauce. Just something you should try and see if you’d like. Anw keep it up! 💪
The preserved sweet radish you mention really brings this together and makes the entire dish taste more authentic, in my mind. It smells a slight bit funky (like sneakers) coming out of the packaging, but don't be afraid–it is an incredible product. Definitely worth purchasing if you are getting into your Pad Thai game at home.
Man, this is probably all my years of trying to make Pad Thai correctly in a nutshell. Great video and yes the noodles will get you every time if you dont do it right.
Now we need a Pad See Ew recipe! It's way better than Pad Thai IMHO. Making the the tapioca noodles can be tricky, but not too hard.
No need to put egg in the noodles. You can make the egg wrap instead.
I'm trying this this weekend when my kids are in town!! I'll tag you on Instagram with some photos..might make some spring rolls to go with!!
Wow thanks, every time my pad thai was too sower and now I know it was because of the tamarind paste.
Pad Thai was inspired by Chinese immigrants living in Thailand who sell stir-fried noodles with oyster sauce and soy sauce. The prime minister at that time came up with a recipe for Pad Thai that was adapted from Chinese stir-fried noodles until it has a unique taste until now
Another white person destroying an amazing dish.
Recipe in metric measurements? I love you long time.
6:30 protip: DO NOT CUT THE SHRIMPS BEFORE COOKING, instead, while cooking, stand ready with tongs and a pair of scissors, pull out a big fat shrimpy, cut it in half at the fattest part and check to be done to the center. As soon as the fattest remaining shrimp passes this test (check every 10 sec) dump them all THEN cut in half. None will be cooked longer than it takes to ensure they're cooked through.
I always add some small dried shrimp to add unami flavor and use chives,not scallions. Of course I live in NYC so I have access to ingredients from anywhere in the world 🌎. Wish I didn't get stuck with yet another commercial in the middle of your tutorial.
Those short vids of you in the grocery stores is funnier than i would have guessed. It reminds me of me in a non-traditional grocery store. 😂
0:33 Weren't those two buckets about the same size?
Why didn't your just put the noodles into the on with the water?😉
My wife and I have made this recipe once a month since we discovered this video. Needless to say it has become an absolute favourite in our household. Thanks for this one!
Thanks for the video . I followed your instructions and found the same ingredients . It turned out perfectly.
Finale of end
Brain, would love to see some Srilankan dishes from you