Name: Combination Pad Thai
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp tamarind paste*; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 8oz flat rice noodles; 6 tbsp olive oil, divided; 1 small yellow onion, large chopped; 1 head baby bok choy, sliced; 1 red bell pepper, seeded and large chopped; 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced; 1/2 cup snow peas; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; salt; 4oz boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces; 4oz skirt steak, thinly sliced; 4oz whole peeled, deveined shrimp; 2 large eggs; crushed peanuts; green onions, sliced; bean sprouts; lime slices

Description

This Combination Pad Thai is an easy and approachable make-at-home version of your favorite restaurant Pad Thai! Made with rice noodles, stir-fried vegetables, chicken, beef, shrimp and scrambled egg all in a delicious homemade Pad Thai sauce!

Ingredients

Scale

Sauce

1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

2 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp tamarind paste*

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp rice wine vinegar

1 tbsp brown sugar

Pad Thai

8oz flat rice noodles

6 tbsp olive oil, divided

1 small yellow onion, large chopped

1 head baby bok choy, sliced

1 red bell pepper, seeded and large chopped

1 large carrot, peeled and sliced

1/2 cup snow peas

2 cloves garlic, crushed

salt

4oz boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces

4oz skirt steak, thinly sliced

4oz whole peeled, deveined shrimp

2 large eggs

Garnish

crushed peanuts

green onions, sliced

bean sprouts

lime slices

Instructions

Sauce

Add all of the sauce ingredients to a small bowl, whisk until brown sugar is dissolved, set aside

Pad Thai

Soak noodles in warm water according to package instructions, set aside

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large wok over medium-high heat

Add the onion, sauté 2 minutes

Add the baby bok choy, red bell pepper and carrots, sauté 3-4 minutes

Toss in the garlic and snow peas

Sprinkle with a pinch of salt, sauté 2-3 minutes

Strain vegetables from wok and set aside

Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in the wok

Add the chicken, sauté 4-5 minutes

Add the steak, sauté 2 more minutes

Toss in the shrimp, sauté about 2 more minutes until shrimp is cooked through

Remove the meat and shrimp from the wok, set aside

Pour out any excess liquid, and add 2 more tbsp oil to the wok

Heat over medium-high heat

Add the noodles

Pour the sauce over the noodles, use tongs to gentle toss the noodles to fully coat in the sauce

Push the noodles to one side of the wok, crack the eggs into the wok and use a fork to quickly scramble them

Use the tongs to toss the egg in with the noodles

Add the meat, shrimp and vegetables back to the wok, toss with the noodles

Serve from the wok and top with crushed peanuts, green onions, bean sprouts and lime slices

Notes

*Tamarind Paste can be found at Asian and International Grocery Stores, you can also get it on Amazon.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Cuisine: Thai

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