Nicky's Easy Homemade Pad Thai | Ready in less than 30 Mins

Pad Thai with ALL the toppings is way less complicated than it looks. I'm using a couple of shortcuts and some BIG flavours to make this a lip-smackingly tasty dinner. Ready in less than 30 minutes, its a quick and easy delicious Thai recipe.

Ingredients for this Pad Thai:
6 oz 175g dried 5mm-wide flat rice noodles
1 tsp sesame oil
1 3/4 oz 50g pot of potted brown shrimp (the teeny tiny shrimp in butter) - * (see note 1)
1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/4 tsp salt
pinch of garlic salt
20 large raw king prawns - peeled and de-veined
3 cloves garlic - peeled and minced
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
2 eggs - beaten
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp tamarind paste
2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tbsp soft brown sugar
2 tsp shrimp paste
2 tbsp dark soy sauce or tamari for gluten free
1 tbsp Thai preserved radish - chopped (optional)
1/3 cup 40g roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
4 spring onions (scallion - halved, then finely sliced lengthways
3 1/2 oz 100g fresh bean sprouts (mung bean sprouts)
2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander/cilantro

To Serve:
2 limes - sliced into wedges
1 fresh red chilli - sliced
Extra chopped coriander/cilantro - spring onions, chopped peanuts and chilli flakes

*Potted shrimp usually used in authentic Pad Thai. If you prefer you can replace the potted shrimp with 30g of dried shrimp (available from Asian supermarkets). Add an extra 1 1/2 tbsp of vegetable oil when frying them up. I find dried shrimp a little too chewy and pungent. The potted shrimp are small and juicy.

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[popeyedish]

Oh boy...after watching so many of Nicky's videos over the last week, i literally have no idea what to cook as it all looks so amazing 🤗🤔😊

[JustJ-]

This looks so delicious and I just learned about potted shrimp from you. I have never seen or heard of it. Thank you for sharing.

[ndhelpingcooking]

Looks very tender and full of flavor. love the veggies and the shrimp.

[kuvanjesamarijomcookingwit]

This looks just right, perfect! Nice work!

[matthewbanno]

Brilliant one again, I will be making it minus the two Shrimp pastes (I don’t like fishy taste) and sure will taste just as good with the other Prawns. Nicky, please get your husband to fit a small shower head to your kitchen Faucet, it’s very handy and practical, must have a diverter button to change to normal flow. Noticed that when you were cooling the noodles to stop them cooking any longer. Thanks 😊 Cheers 🥂

[roberthalny]

Hello Nicky and Chris! Enjoy all you recipies. There IS one thing I cannot recreat at Home: it’s the gas hub. What’s the brand? Much love ❤❤❤

[Mreffindelicious]

Damn all your food looks good. Really enjoy watching these videos. Thanks so much for sharing. Great work.

[MissCryssa]

Thank you, Nicky! After scoring big with your tuna pasta bake recipe, I want to try all of your recipes!! Are we likely to find all of the ingredients in our supermarket chains? Some of them I've never heard of, eg Thai radish etc

[adrianmills]

Hi Nicky, where can I find the ingredients listed…? Can’t write them quick enough, and my chops a dribbling whilst watching too…

[MrAnils]

My all time fav. Are all the ingredients available in supermarket say tesco or would I need to go to special Asian food store ?

[the_two_devil_twins]

I could eat this but my husband won't eat sea food and we both are not lovers of spicey food

[garethroberts]

No fish sauce ? Brown sugar not palm sugar !

[jpphill]

Never heard of half of the ingredients and they sound gross! Think I'll pass on this one!