How to Make an Easy Recipe for Pad Thai

Bridget and Julia make an easy recipe for Pad Thai.

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[Zennina]

Best dynamic duo: Julia and Bridget. Solving dinner one recipe at a time. Love ❤️ these two! Thank God for their genuine friendship. It shines through.

[ginnyscott]

I made Pad Thai last night for dinner. My husband texted me after lunch, told me it was the best left lunch he has had. We've been married for 43 years so that is saying a lot. I used my own recipie switched out scallops for the tofu protein.

[semco]

I love most food from Thailand since spending two years there and learning to love rice while there. That is a great looking dish and I have to make some for myself and see how it turns out.

[nafafonafafofo]

I made this tonight with a few substitutions. Hearts of palm and bamboo shoots instead of shrimp, green peppers instead of jalepenos and cashews instead of peanuts. Aside from those, I followed this recipe exactly and this tasted AMAZING!!! Better than takeout!

You guys inspire me to make so many great dishes! I hope there are many seasons to come!

[rdbury]

On putting oil in a condiment dispenser: My brother showed me this trick a while ago, but since then he improved the idea by filling a glass soda bottle with oil and capping it with a speed pourer (that doohickey that bartenders use to pour shots). Much less dribble, countertop mess and oily fingers.

[shecar]

I’ve made this several times (once I substituted chicken) and my family loves it. We order in or eat Tai out quite frequently but this is really easy to make and much less expensive.

[patrickyohe]

Very good recipe and love the technique. i've always had trouble making Pad Thai, until now. As i took that first bite, I thought. Yes, they nailed it! Thank you.

[timlocke]

Just worked for the noodles. There is a lot of info on noodles on Youtube but yours works.

[marlenecasmaer]

Ironically we are making Pad Thai tonight for dinner! Thanks for the recipe, since we haven't made before, I learned so much from you both!

[vladdan]

Never been disappointed from looking up an American recipe

[BIgDaddyJ]

Love, love, LOVE both of you and the new direction that you've taken ATK! Question: here in Houston, dried shrimp are very easy to find. How many ounces of dried shrimp would you recommend using?

[jjjjjks]

Camera shot from the microwave? That’s some good eats.

[chiaradamore-klaiman]

America's Test Kitchen is the poster child for how white Americans can talk about recipes from all different countries and cultures without being total jerks. In this video Bridget and Julia talk about the significance of Pad Thai in Thai food culture and history. They then provide substitutions for traditional components of the recipe and discuss the purpose and flavor profile of each. They do not claim that this recipe is anything other than a version of Pad Thai that has been developed for somebody shopping at an average American supermarket. Alison Roman, Melissa Clark and the NY Times in general should take note!

[donhgr]

Moral of the story is find your favorite restaurant and buy it

[saraalexandra]

All looks so yummy thanks ladies for beautiful recipe

[chefevilee]

Just in time. I brought home some beautiful purple sweet potato noodles from the Chinese grocery store a few days ago. For the purpose of trying to make some sort of pad Thai dish!

[aronasher]

excellent !! just added a few basil leaves at the end...

[ChoochooseU]

FYI: once you have concentrated Tamarind on hand, don’t just keep it for Pad Thai, I love to use a couple Tablespoons in my marinades, BBQ sauce, and baked beans. Anywhere you can imagine a sweet/sour kick, it’s super nommy. It’s almost if you can imagine a semi tart prune/raisin juice.

[jennifer]

i was incredibly dubious of this sauce until i finally mixed it with some noodles. on its own, it doesn't exactly draw the crowd, but then *magic* it turns into exactly what you wanted!

[barbaraarzooni]

I recall that Thai noodles should soak in room temp water to prevent boiling & adding cold water just makes it more difficult to handle..not to mention mushier.