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Pad Thai Noodles
Minh Boyle |
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A Minh Boyle classic.
Ingredients - Sauce
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1 package |
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14 oz dried tamarin fruit |
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4 C water |
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2 C fish sauce |
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3C palm sugar |
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1 ¼ C water |
Directions - Sauce
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1. Soak the tamarin in 4C water
for at least 30 minutes
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Knead the soaked fruit to
extract the juice
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Drain, saving the liquid &
pulp, and discard the solid parts
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This yields about 3C of juice
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Add juice and all remaining
ingredients in a pot and boil it down until consistency is syrupy, about
10 minutes
Ingredients - Noodles
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1 to 4 (14oz) packages of flat
rice noodles (also called Pho noodles). Number of packages should be based
on number of guests. |
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For each package of rice
noodles include:
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½ lb fresh bean sprouts |
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1 bunch scallions |
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8 oz fresh mushrooms |
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½ lb shelled shrimp |
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1 C cilantro |
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½ C dried flaked onions |
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2 eggs |
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Oil for frying |
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Directions - Noodles
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Soak noodles in warm water for
1 hour and drain. Use only a half of a package of noodles for each batch
you fry
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Slice scallions in half
lengthwise, then cut them into 2 inch long pieces
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Wash mushrooms and slice
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Cut cilantro into 1 inch pieces
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Heat 3T of oil in a frying pan.
Add shrimp, mushrooms, scallion, season with 2 T of prepared sauce and set
aside.
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Heat 3T of oil in frying pan.
Add ¼ C dried flaked onions and stir. Add ½ package of drained noodles and
stir. Season with the prepared sauce. If noodles are too dry, add ½ C of
water. Stir until soft but not mushy. Turn off heat. Add 1 beaten egg and
mix.
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Remove noodles from the pan and
repeat with the other half of the package
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When all noodles are cooked,
mix in the cooked shrimp, mushrooms and scallions. Add the bean sprouts
and cilantro last. Heat thoroughly.
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