Grammy's Kitchen · Pad Thai · Pad Thai
One of 35 pad thai recipes we measured
from thewoksoflife.com
69 cooks on thewoksoflife.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 35.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 36% | 12% |
| protein add | 284% | 200% |
| egg | 66% | 44% |
| aromatics | 196% | 42% |
| salt | 22% | 20% |
| acid | 0% | 3% |
| sweetener | 18% | 19% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 42 g | 1.5 ounces tamarind pulp ((plus 1/2 cup boiling water; or 6 tbsp/90ml tamarind concentrate) ) |
| 40 g | 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar ((or palm sugar, if you can find it)) |
| 51 g | 3 tablespoons fish sauce |
| 32 g | 2 tablespoons Thai black soy sauce ((look for the “Healthy Boy” brand) ) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon Thai sweet soy sauce ((optional)) |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon white pepper ((to taste)) |
| 227 g | 8 ounces dried Pad Thai rice noodles |
| 227 g | 8 ounces chicken breast ((thinly sliced)) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon Thai thin soy sauce |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon cornstarch |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon water |
| 56 g | 1/4 cup dried shrimp ((small, medium, large, or XL size; minced or processed into a coarse powder)) |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic ((sliced)) |
| 300 g | 2 large shallots ((thinly sliced; can substitute red onion)) |
| 26 g | 2 tablespoons preserved Thai salted radish (preferred) or Chinese mustard stem |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs ((beaten, preferably at room temperature)) |
| 360 g | 2 cups mung bean sprouts ((washed and drained)) |
| 136 g | 1 cup Chinese garlic chives ((cut into 1-inch pieces)) |
| 18 g | 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts ((finely chopped)) |
| 82 g | 6 tablespoons vegetable oil ((divided)) |
| lime wedges ((for serving)) |
Method: 9 steps, published by thewoksoflife.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is what I order when I go to asian restaurants. I am so glad to have found this recipe it turned out great. Thanks for breaking down the ingredients describing what each does and for making substitution suggestions. I made it substituting coconut aminos f” — a cook, 5.0★
“I am trying to bring my blood sugar down and substituted cooked spiralized radish for the noodles and used 1/3 the sugar called for. The result was phenomenal! To my shock, it tasted just as satisfying the regular version does, since not all low carb experimen” — a cook, 5.0★