Does anyone have a good recipe for Pad Thai? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by Knecht@feddit.de to c/food@beehaw.org

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I tried to make Pad Thai several times now and it turned out okay, but never quite es good as at my local Vietnamese restaurant. Does anyone have a good recipe I can try? I am particularly interested in the sauce. Over the years I tried so many variations and was "alright" for the most part, but it never really felt exciting. Maybe I am missing something. Any ideas? Any favorite recipes you want to share?

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[-] ChimpanzeeThat@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

Here you go, this is a great recipe and good channel to follow:

https://youtu.be/kBBnBF3sOws

[-] borebore@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed, this is a good starting point for attempting pad Thai at home. She does a good job in general explaining her process.

[-] Knecht@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks very much! That approach is a little different from what I have done so far! I will definitely give it a try. Looks like a great channel too, I appreciate your help!

[-] BobZilla@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

The wife and I thoroughly enjoy this one: https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/pad-thai/

[-] Knecht@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks I'll give it a try

[-] borebore@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I think that one of the reasons it is hard to make a good pad Thai at home is because there are so many variations on the recipe and most of them are trying to be "authentic" but restaurants are trying to be cheap and tasty. I have had pad thai from Vietnamese restaurants before and didn't think it was very good, so it might also be a cultural version that you like versus the Thai versions. I like Thai fast food versions which tend to be very sweet and sour. In my attempts I have noticed that getting the correct balance of palm sugar, tamarind, and soy sauce is crucial to replicating the taste. Also getting the correct texture on the noodles is hard because it's very easy to make them mushy. Using a lot of oil instead of liquid can help with this but it feels very unhealthy when you're cooking at home. Restaurants don't worry about that. Taking all this into consideration, then you have to practice it. Restaurants get a lot of practice. I'm not trying to discourage you, but just letting you know why you're struggle is real

[-] Knecht@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for your reply, makes a lot of sense. I'll just keep iterating. I know sometimes it just takes a while to get it right. Took me at least 6 or 7 tries to get Chinese Hui Guo Rou right, hahaha.

[-] dumples@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The Wok by J. Kenji López-Alt has a great recipe but it's not available online. The real key is getting tamarind pulp. It's the key flavor ingredient and usually gets replaced with peanuts which aren't the same. So find a recipe that includes it and buy it