Bangkok Style Chicken Pad Thai

Submitted by Member 610488

"Old recipe from my grandmother's recipe box dated sometime in the '60's. Recipe is from the Thai Room of the Plaza Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 226.79 g rice noodles (Vietnamese bahn pho or Thai sen-mee)
• 59.14 ml salted peanuts, finely chopped
• 2.46 ml lime peel, grated
• 44.37 ml fish sauce
• 29.58 ml fresh lime juice
• 29.58 ml brown sugar
• 22.18 ml rice vinegar
• 14.79 ml chili sauce
• 44.37 ml cooking oil
• 453.59 g chicken breast, cut into bite-sized strips (boneless, skinless)
• 14.79 ml garlic, minced
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 236.59 ml fresh bean sprout
• 78.78 ml green onion, sliced
• 29.58 ml fresh cilantro, chopped

directions

1. Place noodles in a large bowl. Add enough hot tap water to cover; let stand for 10 to 15 minutes or until pliable but not soft. Drain well in a colander.
2. Meanwhile, for peanut topping, combine peanuts and lime peel; set aside.
3. In a small bowl combine fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, and chile sauce; stir until smooth. Set aside.
4. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and garlic; cook and stir for 6 minutes until chicken is tender and no pink remains. Transfer to a bowl.
5. Add egg to the hot skillet and cook for 30 seconds. Turn egg with spatula and cook for 30 to 60 seconds more, just until set. Remove and chop egg; set aside.
6. In same skillet heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil over high heat for 30 seconds. Add drained noodles and sprouts; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add fish sauce mixture and chicken; cook 1 to 2 minutes more until heated through.
7. Divide noodle mixture among four plates. Sprinkle each serving with egg and peanut topping. Garnish with green onion and cilantro.

Reviews

[Dr. Jenny]

DH and I made this dish for dinner last night. I found it to be easy to prepare using ingredients I had on hand. We followed all directions as posted. However, I felt the dish was a little dry and next time I would sugget doubling the sauce ingredients. Also, I felt the dish could use a little heat and therefore, I sprinkled red pepper flakes on the finished product. Made for ZWT4. Thanks!

 

[Starrynews]

Very good! Easy to prepare, and tons of flavor! The garnishes really made it pop. Thanks for sharing! ZWT9

 

[Katie Kat]

My favorite Pad Thai ever in my life so far!

 

[Miss Fannie]

My family enjoyed this dish. The sauce was spicy enough to suit our personal tastes. I enjoyed the noodles so much, I was nearly finished before I took a bite of the chicken which was also delicious. I will make this dish again.

 

[nkrisch]

Made this for my husband who loves Chicken Pad Thai. He said it tastes just like the restaurant although extra spicy. I made twice the amount of sauce like everyone suggested-and that was a good tip. Next time I'll just put in a little less chili sauce. Also, all in the prep. The actual cooking party was pretty easy.