Pad Thai is one of Thailand’s most-well known dishes and has become a popular menu item in American restaurants, and for good reason—it’s to die for! This homemade version of the stir-fried noodle dish gets an elegant, restaurant-worthy dinner on the table in under an hour.
Pad Thai with Shrimp
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 18
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 package (6 to 8 oz) linguine-style stir-fry rice noodles (rice stick noodles)*
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/3 cup water
- 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce or soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or white vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 medium shallot, finely chopped, or 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 12 oz frozen cooked peeled deveined medium shrimp, thawed
- 1/4 cup finely chopped dry-roasted peanuts
- 3 cups fresh bean sprouts
- 4 medium green onions, thinly sliced (1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup firmly packed cilantro leaves
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, heat 4 cups water to boiling. Remove from heat; add noodles (push noodles into water with back of spoon to cover completely with water if necessary). Soak noodles 3 to 5 minutes or until noodles are soft but firm. Drain noodles; rinse with cold water.
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Step2Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir lime juice, 1/3 cup water, the brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, red pepper and 1 tablespoon of the oil until well mixed; set aside.
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Step3In nonstick wok or 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil over medium heat. Cook garlic and shallot in oil about 30 seconds, stirring constantly, until starting to brown. Add eggs. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring gently and constantly, until scrambled but still moist.
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Step4Stir in noodles and lime juice mixture. Increase heat to high. Cook about 1 minute, tossing constantly with 2 wooden spoons, until sauce begins to thicken. Add remaining ingredients except cilantro. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, tossing with 2 wooden spoons, until noodles are tender. Place on serving platter. Sprinkle with cilantro. Garnish with additional chopped dry-roasted peanuts and green onions if desired.
Nutrition
560
Calories
23g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
59g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 560
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 36%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 240mg
- 81%
- Sodium
- 1310mg
- 55%
- Potassium
- 620mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 59g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 14%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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