If you can’t find rice noodles, you may substitute fettuccine. The noodles I use are easily accessible Thai Kitchen Stir Fry Rice Noodles. You are going to want rice noodles that are 1/4″ wide, resembling the width of fettuccine. Rice noodles can be found in the Asian section of your grocery store. Rice noodles are made from rice flour and maintain their perfectly al dente texture if not overcooked initially, giving Pad Thai its wonderfully slightly chewy characteristic texture. What noodles are best for Pad Thai Noodles?Įvery restaurant Pad Thai recipe begins with rice noodles. The citizens mixed rice noodles with various vegetables and proteins resulting in a new inexpensive, instant classic known as Pad Thai that the world has been enjoying ever since. Rice noodles, on the other hand were in abundance so the Thai government encouraged the substitution of rice with rice noodles. Pad Thai became popular in World War II when Thailand was facing a rice shortage. It is common street food dish in Thailand and arguable the most popular Thai food in America because its aHHH-MAZING! Pad Thai is a favorite stir fried rice noodle dish interpreted as “Thai-stir fry.” It is characterized by the soaked rice noodles with their chewy texture, stir fried with eggs, either chicken, shrimp or tofu, tossed in a harmonious sauce that’s salty from the fish sauce, sour from the tamirand pulp (I use pantry friendly substitutes in my version) and sweet from the palm sugar (we substitute brown sugar in my version) with plenty of crushed peanuts, cilantro and bean sprouts. If you have ever dined at a Thai restaurant, then I guarantee Pad Thai has been on the menu. And because today is actually my birthday (and yes, we are going to be eating lots of Thai food), I giddily bring you this Chicken Pad Thai recipe! What is Pad Thai? I’ve also created many not so traditional Thai recipes from my wildly popular Thai Chicken Noodle Soup and Thai Pineapple Peanut Chicken Satay to my equally delicious Slow Cooker Thai Coconut Chicken and Wild Rice Soup, Thai Chicken Pizza, Thai Sticky Orange Chicken, Thai Butternut Squash Soup, and on and on. I’ve created several of my restaurant favorites into takeout fakeout versions from Pad See Ew, Panang Curry, Red Curry (one of my Most Popular Recipes of 2017), Yellow Curry, Coconut Curry Chicken and Tom Kha Gai.
I love Thai food so much, it’s usually my cuisine of choice for every milestone such as college graduation, engagement, birthday celebrations, transplant anniversaries, etc. with it’s depth of layered flavors that create a savory symphony with every bite. Thai food is one of my favorite foods in.
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