Pad Thai
Pad Thai is a popular stir-fried rice noodle dish found in Thailand. Pad means stir-fry, so literally it means Thai stir-fry. It’s sold by street food vendors and at casual restaurants in Thailand. I love my Pad Thai with a variety of ingredients but Chicken Pad Thai is probably the most friendly as everyone loves chicken.
Pad Thai Sauce
I have a super easy Pad Thai sauce recipe that’s made with pantry ingredients so there is no need to shop at Asian or Thai food stores. You can make the sauce in advance and keep it in the refrigerator. My recipe calls for the following ingredients:
- Fish Sauce
- Rice Vinegar
- Chili Powder
- Sugar
- Water
What Are the Noodles in Pad Thai
There are many kinds of Asian noodles in the market and it can be confusing. For Pad Thai, you want to use packaged Dry Skinny Rice Stick. The noodles are are about 1/10” wide. There is a Dry Wide Rice Sticks which is 3/8″ wide. You can use either of them but I personally prefer the skinny version.
Method/Directions: Cook the rice sticks according to the package directions. Mix the Pad Thai sauce. Chicken Pad Thai is very easy to make at home and a crowd pleaser. Stir fry the garlic and chicken, tofu, and rice sticks….click here for the complete recipe.
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Janet
Thank you for this simplified and delicious recipe. Not everyone wants Pad Thai for breakfast, but I did mix up the sauce this morning in prep for lunch. I do plan to add some additional veggies–small amounts of snow peas, slivered carrot, slivered red bell pepper, which are all things I have on hand in my fridge and will add both color and flavor. I sometimes use Pad Thai as an excuse to use up leftover veggies, but in this case have some fresh stuff on hand. I had a question about the chili powder, which means different things to different people–most of us here in the US think of TexMex style chili powder which includes garlic powder, oregano, cumin, and lots of salt in addition to powdered chilis. Given my uncertainty, I skipped it and used about that amount of Chinese chili paste with garlic. I also used Japanese rice vinegar which is readily available in my supermarket. The sauce is spectacular and I look forward to lunch!!!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Janet, I used pure chili powder. Great that you love my chicken pad thai recipe.
Dr Martin Huang
I fall in love at the first time I tried Pad Thai in Thailand. Yours is as good as the one I first tried. Simply makes me want to head to Thailand for their amazing food again.