Pad Kee Mao - Basic Recipe


Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-free

Meal Type
Dinner
Cuisine
Thai
Author
Hot Thai Kitchen
Serves
2
Preparation Time
5 minutes
Cooking Time
10 minutes

Ingredients

Noodles

  • 200g rice noodles

Produce

  • 3-4 cloves garlic
  • 1-3 mild thai chillies
  • 100g protein - tofu
  • 5pcs baby corn, canned
  • 2 stalks, chinese broccoli

Sauce

  • 2 Tbsp Stir-fry sauce recipe
  • 1 tsp black/ dark soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tsp sugar

Garnish

  • 1/2 cup holy basil leaves or sweet basil.

Instructions

  1. Prep dry noodles according to packet directions and rinse in cold water, toss 2 tsp sesame oil through once drained and chilled to stop them sticking together OR, use fresh noodles and skip straight to the sauce.
  2. While the noodles are boiling, if they needed to, prep all the produce and sauce ingredients - chillies and garlic should be pounded together to form a lumpy paste in a mortar and pestle for best effect.
  3. In a large saute pan or wok, heat about 2 Tbsp of vegetable oil of your choice over high heat.
  4. Add the chilli garlic mixture and cook until the garlic starts to turn golden brown.
  5. Add protein, stir to coat, (if not using tofu, cook protein until half done, otherwise - heat through).
  6. Add vegetables, toss in the pan to wilt.
  7. Add the noodles, plus the sauce ingredients, let the noodles absorb the sauce, stirring only occasionally.
  8. When the sauce is almost all absorbed, turn off the heat, add the basil, toss to wilt and plate.

Notes

  • You may wish for a greasier noodle if you have a take-out or food court craving... feel free to add a little more toward the end so the noodles don't soak it all up.
  • Consider adding different vegetables to suit your taste - we like garlic scapes, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, bok choy...