How to make Basic Pad Thai

Pad Thai is a dish made inexpensively by street vendors in Thailand and rather expensively in restaurants everywhere else. This is a very basic example of Pad Thai. There are many ways to ditz it up but the main flavor comes from the sauce. I use Tamarind paste as a basis for the sauce but many restaurants do not. You can use a fry pan instead of wok and commercial Pad Thai sauce instead of making your own.

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[sexxyinuyasha]

where do you get the tamarind paste?

i looked in my local asian market and another asian store but i can't find it, i only find tamarind soup base mix, concentrate, or the actaul wet tamarind :(

[Perroquet51]

@sexxyinuyasha I found it in a Chinese grocery. What I get comes in a thick, almost square bar and is not refrigerated when you buy it. It takes a bit of work to get the juice out but I think you can also buy it in a jar. I haven't seen that.

[MNTsunami]

It is wonderful to see Americans cooking different types of cuisines and you did a great job! May I suggest that if your wok is seasoned (i'm not sure if yours just didn't bronze), it can really enhance the flavor of anything you stir fry. I love how you even included a traditional Thai melody to your video, keep up the great work!

[Perroquet51]

@MNTsunami Thank you, MNTsunami. That's very nice of you to say. I think you are right about the wok. I need to study up on seasoning it properly.

[tarantula152]

I'd rather just get a big bowl of pad thai at the local mall for $7 instead of spending like $30 on groceries to make this once every month.

[Perroquet51]

@tarantula152 LOL! (Me too, actually)

[TejasM14]

@tarantula152 The thing is padthai is real easy to make,and most of the ingredients don't go bad. So I'd prefer spending money for the initial ingredients and making it myself.

[tarantula152]

@Perroquet51 But thanks for putting up the recipe for times when I don't want to go to the mall and have all that shit in my fridge/cabinets lol

[nunacom]

Looks delicious & nice presentation at the end.

[RockyWhyNot]

Yum!