My girlfriend and I were craving pad Thai! So we looked at a few recipes and made our version. It is not exactly traditional pad Thai, so -- lo and behold -- the name!
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless , skinless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 0.75 cups white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 6 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic , minced
- 4 large eggs , lightly beaten
- 1 package pad Thai rice noodles , 16 ounce
- 0.5 cups fresh bean sprouts
- 2 cups beef broth
- 0.5 cups chopped green onion
Instructions
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1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
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2
Season chicken with salt and black pepper; set aside.
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3
Whisk sugar, cayenne pepper, white wine vinegar, fish sauce, and peanut butter together in a bowl.
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4
Coat the inside of a large skillet or wok with olive oil and place over high heat.
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5
Cook and stir chicken in the hot oil just until the meat is white outside but still pink inside, about 3 minutes.
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6
Remove chicken and set aside in a bowl.
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7
Lower the heat under the skillet to medium-low. Cook and stir garlic in the skillet until it becomes translucent, 1 to 2 minutes.
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8
Cook and stir eggs into garlic until loosely cooked, 2 to 3 minutes.
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9
Pour peanut sauce into the garlic and eggs, and stir to combine. Bring sauce to a simmer.
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10
Stir rice noodles into the boiling water. Cook until noodles are still slightly tough, about 5 minutes.
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11
Drain the noodles.
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12
Return chicken to the skillet with eggs and sauce. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, stirring frequently, 5 to 8 more minutes.
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13
Stir bean sprouts, rice noodles. and beef broth into the skillet. Bring to a simmer, and cook until noodles are tender and most of the broth has been absorbed, about 10 minutes.
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14
Sprinkle with green onions to serve..
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