Golden Dragon Pad Thai Food

GOLDEN DRAGON PAD THAI

Steps:

• Soak the noodles in a good amount of cold water for an hour or more.
• Place 1/4 cup warm water in a small bowl and combine with the tamarind paste and soak it for at least 15 minutes or more.
• Slice chicken ino 1/4-inch long strips.
• If you are having a hard time cutting thinly through fresh chicken meat, place it in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes or so to harden a little bit; then slice it. It should now slice easilly.
• Set the sliced chicken aside.
• Now slice the fried tofu into 3/4 inch size cubes.
• Set the tofu aside
• Use a blender or food processor to grind peanuts into a coarse meal.
• Set the Peanut meal aside.
• Take the reserved tamarind paste in its water. Mash the tamarind in the water and transfer the muddy looking mixture to a strainer set into a bowl. Continue mashing in the strainer with a spoon, forcing as much waterto strain into the bowl as you can, Scrapeing off any juice that clings underneath the strainer.
• You should have about 5 Tablespoons of tamarind juice. Add to it the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar. Beat the mixture thoroughly to combine and set aside. Discard the solids left behind in the strainer.
• In a wok or large frying pan, heat oil until it is just about to smoke. Add garlic and stir, and cook for about 30 seconds or so. Then add the chicken and stir-fry for about 1 minute.
• Now add the tofu and shrimps and stir-fry for another minute. crack the eggs into wok and fry without breaking them up for 1 or 2 minutes.
• While the eggs are cooking, drain the noodles quickly, then add them to the wok with a quick fold. Stir-fry for 1 minute bringing the mixture from the bottom up.
• Add reserved tamarind juice, and continue stir-frying, mixing it all together for 1or 2 minutes. The noodles will have shrunk to about half of their original volume and softened up to al dente (cooked but firm not mushy).
• Add 2/3 of the reserved ground peanuts and stir. Then Add 2/3 of the bean sprouts and all the green onion pieces. Stir-fry for 30 seconds and remove from heat.
• Transfer Pad Thai noodles to serving platter and sprinkle with roasted chilies and top with the rest of the ground peanuts, the rest of the sprouts, and some strips of red pepper and fresh coriander leaves. Garnish with some of lime wedges on the side and serve immediately while still fresh and hot.
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PAD THAI

Steps:

• Soak the noodles in hot water for 1-2 minutes or until soft, then drain.
• Peel and devein the prawns and cut each prawn along the back so it opens like a butterfly (leave prawn joined along the base and at the tail, leaving the tail attached).
• Combine the tamarind with the fish sauce and palm sugar in a bowl.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a wok or fying pan and stir-fry the garlic over a medium heat until light brown. Add the prawns and cook for 2 minutes.
• Using a spatula, move the prawns out from the middle of the wok. Add another 1 1/2 tablespoons oil to the wok. Add the eggs and stir to scrample for 1 minute. Add the noodles and chives and stir-fry for a few seconds. Add the fish sauce mixture, chilli powder, dried shrimp, preserved turnip and half of the peanuts. Add half of the bean sprouts and spring onions. Test the noodles for tenderness and adjust the seasononing if necessary.
• Spoon onto the serving place and sprinkle the remaining peanuts over the top. Garnish with shredded chillies and a few coriander leaves. Place the lime wedges and remaining bean sprouts and spring onions at the side of the dish and serve.