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Spicy Peanut Sauce Pad Thai

[heart_this] · Apr 15, 2013 · 21 Comments

Spicy Peanut Pad Thai

‘Pad Thai’ fried noodles and shrimp is a spicy peanut sauce.

I am a big fan of Thai cuisine and one of my favourite dishes is Pad Thai with another being anything with a Thai spicy peanut sauce and the was wondering about combining the two! The basic idea was to use all of the ingredients from pad thai including the rice noodles, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, etc. and replacing the tamarind, fish sauce, palm sugar and chili sauce sauce with the spicy peanut sauce. This recipe is pretty much the pad thai recipe with peanut sauce and it is pretty easy to make. One thing that you want to do is to have everything prepared ahead of time as once the first ingredients hit the pan, everything is done in only a few minutes. The spicy peanut sauce works really well in this stir-fried noodle dish and although it is not pad thai it will definitely be making many appearances on my table!

Spicy Peanut Pad Thai
Serve with lime wedges and extra sriracha for those that like it hot and spicy!

Spicy Peanut Pad Thai

Spicy Peanut Sauce Pad Thai

Spicy Peanut Sauce Pad Thai

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 2

‘Pad Thai’ fried noodles and shrimp is a spicy peanut sauce.

ingredients
  • 6 ounces rice noodles
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 6 ounces shrimp, chicken or tofu
  • 2 shallots, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 cup spicy peanut sauce
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts, chopped
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 1 lime lime cut into wedges
directions
  1. Cook the noodles in water as directed on package until just pliable.
  2. Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
  3. Add the shrimp, shallots and garlic and saute for 1 minute.
  4. Add the peanut sauce and noodles, mix and move to the side of the pan.
  5. Add the egg, let it set a bit and then mix it into the noodles.
  6. Add the peanuts and bean sprouts and cook for a minute.
  7. Add the green onions and cilantro and remove from heat.
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Comments

  1. Maria says

    April 15, 2013 at 1:16 pm

    Great weeknight meal and I love the spice!

    Reply
  2. Tieghan says

    April 15, 2013 at 1:22 pm

    I love Thai food. Love it! Especially when it's spicy!! This is my kind of meal!

    Reply
  3. Aimee @ Simple Bites says

    April 15, 2013 at 1:23 pm

    One of my favorites, after traveling in Thailand and getting hooked on it. Your version looks incredible!

    Reply
  4. marla says

    April 15, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    Love me a good pad thai & your looks wonderful!

    Reply
  5. Jamie says

    April 15, 2013 at 2:27 pm

    I love Thai food! It is so nice when you can make it at home and cut make on the crazy amount of oil my local Thai restaurant uses.

    Reply
  6. A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says

    April 15, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    I just ate breakfast and now I want lunch!!

    Reply
  7. Marie Matter says

    April 15, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    I love that you combined them – genius! This looks absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  8. sydney @ crepes of wrath says

    April 15, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    For some reason I've never made pad Thai, even though it is one of my favorite comfort foods ever. Thanks again for the inspiration!

    Reply
  9. Heather Christo says

    April 15, 2013 at 3:28 pm

    drooooooolllll…… I want pad thai for breakfast right now

    Reply
  10. naomi says

    April 15, 2013 at 5:18 pm

    I'm a huge fan of Thai cuisine as well, peanut sauce-I cant' do, but who cares, because I can make it the sauce using walnut oil an cashew butter.

    LOVE this, Kevin!!

    Reply
  11. Gaby says

    April 15, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    I'm with heather – this is totally drool worthy 🙂

    Reply
  12. Julie @ Table for Two says

    April 16, 2013 at 12:01 am

    Love this version, Kevin!! looks amazing!

    Reply
  13. Joanne says

    April 16, 2013 at 10:46 am

    This is such a fun idea! I'm always up for infusing spicy peanut sauce into everything!

    Reply
  14. zet says

    April 16, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    What makes this Pad Thai rather than just peanut noodles?

    Reply
  15. Pam says

    April 16, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    Drool worthy!!!

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    April 16, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    Pad Thai isn't traditional Thai food at all. Its from California…

    Reply
  17. Kevin says

    April 16, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    Anonymous: According to the wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad_Thai), the origins of the dish are Vietnamese and it was imported into Thailnad and adapted to Thai tastes. A few years ago the Prime Minister of Thailand renamed the dish to 'Pad Thai'.

    Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    April 27, 2013 at 1:16 am

    It would be helpfull if you made your recipes printable.

    Reply
  19. kevin says

    April 27, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Anonymous: Just hit the "Printable Recipe" link above the Ingredients for a printable version.

    Reply
  20. Anonymous says

    January 12, 2014 at 2:51 am

    This is a really great, simple recipe. Mine turned out fabulous!! Thanks for posting this!

    Reply
  21. sueathome says

    January 3, 2018 at 4:47 pm

    I've made this for years. I never had a recipe and had to try and remember all the ingredients. My son requested this for Christmas dinner. Luckily I found your recipe and didn't have to strain my brain in recall. Thank you it was as good as mom's????

    Reply

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