Pad Kee Mao Recipe
Pad Kee Mao Recipe is made with wide rice noodles, vegetables, basil leaves, and chicken or shrimp with a mixture of sauces. For this recipe, I have used zucchini, peppers and shrimp which are stir-fried with shrimp and noodles in a homemade spice mixture and a blend of sauces!
Equipment
- Wok
Ingredients
For the Pad Kee Mao noodles:
- 2 tbsp peanut oil
- ½ pound shrimp deveined
- 3 red chilis deseeded, minced fine
- 1 shallot julienne
- 4 clove garlic chopped
- ½ tbsp galangal peeled, chopped
- 1 pound Thai wide rice noodles dried
- 1 pepper julienne
- 1 zucchini julienne
- 7 oz firm tofu air-fried
- 6 stalk Thai basil
For the sauce:
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp oyster sauce vegetarian
- 2½ tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2½ tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp dark brown sugar
- ½ tsp white pepper ground
- ½ tsp sesame chili oil
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients. Follow the instructions on the package to cook the noodles. Grind the chilis, galangal and garlic to a smooth paste with a teaspoon of water. Mix the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl. Air-fry the julienned tofu for 10 minutes at 375 degrees F.
- Heat the wok until hot, then add a tablespoon of peanut oil. Add the spice paste and sauté for a minute on high heat. Then, add the shrimp and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes or until the shrimp turns from grey to orange. Add the chopped shallot and sauté until tender.
- Add another tablespoon of oil, and toss in the pepper and zucchini. Stir-fry on high heat for 1-2 minutes. Add the basil leaves, air-fried tofu, and the cooked and drained noodles.
- Add the sauce mixture and stir-fry for 2 minutes to allow the sauces to coat the noodles and to get a slightly charred effect on the noodles. Serve hot garnished with chives.
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Notes
- Wok must be hot. Use a long spatula so that the spluttering oil will not burn your fingers.
- Add a tablespoon of oil only when the ingredients seem to be sticking to the wok.
- Adjust the seasoning by adding more soy sauce if you like it saltier.
Nutrition
Calories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 7gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 781mgPotassium: 308mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 59mgCalcium: 91mgIron: 2mg
