Pad Thai My Style

Pad Thai formed a staple part of my diet during my time living in SE Asia. This dish has a bit of everything and then some. It is a fantastic dish to rustle up when you have scraps left in the cupboard. Don't be fooled though, although this is cupboard food it is incredibly tasty and dead easy to make! 

Pad Thai served the traditional way

One who hasn't been to SE Asia would be forgiven for thinking that Thai food is the same as any other Asian food; provided you don't say that to the Thai. The reality is that Thai food is some of the freshest and best tasting food in SE Asia. Thai food has many more different competing flavours in one dish and the only way to get the best dish is to keep tasting as you cook. With strong flavours of lime, lemongrass and chilli it is hard not to feel awake after a Thai meal.

Ingredients

400g Cooked Prawns

300g Cooked Brown Rice

4 Rashers of Smokey Bacon

2 Red Chilli

1 Spring Onion

1 Red Onion (half sliced and half diced)

2 tbsp of lime juice

2 tbsp of fish sauce (this makes the dish!)

1 tbsp of Dark Soy Sauce

2 tbsp of Coconut Oil

2 tbsp of Chunky Peanut butter  

1. Heat the wok until it is smoking hot! Don't worry about the smoke its a sign that the wok is hot enough to make a proper stir fry. Add the coconut oil (or any other oil). I use coconut oil because it's super healthy and adds tonnes of flavour.
2. Fry the onions, chilli and bacon until crispy
3. Add the Prawns and fry for another minute. At this point drain off any excess liquid into a small bowl but do not discard. This liquid acts as a liquor which is packed full of flavour and heat from the chilli.
4. Add the brown rice and heat for 2 minutes until everything is heated through.
5. Add the soy sauce, lime juice and fish sauce. Cautiously add more or less tasting each time until you get the right balance of flavour
6. Finally stir through the Peanut butter and drizzle with the liquor 

Investing in a good Wok is the best investment you 

will ever make and it doesn't cost a lot

Bon Appetite!