I used other pad thai recipes from this website and added shrimp and my own little flavor and spice.
Prep
41 min
Cook
50 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
1
, 8 ounce
2 teaspoons peanut oil
1 small onion
, diced
2 cloves garlic
, minced
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
3 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons fish sauce
3 tablespoons sweet chile sauce
2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
0.5 teaspoons cayenne pepper
12 uncookeds medium shrimp
, peeled and deveined
2 eggs
, lightly beaten
1 cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
, chopped
0.5 pounds bean sprouts
0.25 cups shredded carrots
, Optional
½ lime
, cut into wedges
0.25 cups chopped green onions
0.25 cups coarsely chopped cilantro
Instructions
1
Place noodles in a large bowl and cover with hot water. Set aside until noodles are softened, about 15 minutes. Drain and rinse thoroughly.
2
Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
3
Combine rice wine vinegar, ketchup, fish sauce, chile sauce, peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, sugar, red pepper flakes, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Set aside.
4
Add shrimp to the wok. Cook and stir until pink, about 4 minutes. Add the ketchup mixture and stir. Move all ingredients to one side to clear a small space in the pan. Pour in eggs and cook without stirring until partially set, about 3 minutes.
5
Stir the drained noodles into the shrimp and egg mixture. Add 1/2 cup peanuts, 1/4 cup bean sprouts, and carrots. Cook and stir until noodles are heated through, about 2 minutes. Garnish with the remaining peanuts, bean sprouts, lime wedges, green onions, and cilantro.
Nutrition per serving
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