Pad Kee Mow Recipes

PAD KEE MAO

Steps:

• Place the dry rice noodles in a bowl, cover with hot water, and let soak until white and softened, about 1 hour. Drain the noodles, and set aside.
• Heat 1 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil in a wok or large skillet over low heat, and cook and stir 2 minced garlic cloves until brown and beginning to crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the soaked noodles, 1/2 teaspoon of thick soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons of sugar, and cook and stir until the noodles have absorbed the soy sauce and turned brown, about 3 minutes. Remove the noodles from the skillet.
• Heat the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons of olive oil in the wok over low heat; stir in the remaining 2 minced garlic cloves, and cook until brown and beginning to crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high, and stir in the pork, serrano pepper, basil, 1/2 teaspoon thick soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, and salt. Cook and stir until the pork is no longer pink and the edges of the meat are beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Return the noodles to the wok, and stir in the bean sprouts. Cook and stir until heated through, about 5 more minutes.

PAD KEE MOW (DRUNKARD'S NOODLES)

Steps:

• Whisk together rice vinegar, fish sauce, lime juice, palm sugar, red pepper flakes, and black pepper in a large bowl.
• Marinate chicken into rice vinegar mixture; set aside while preparing remaining ingredients.
• Separate rice noodles in warm water, about 5 minutes; drain.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Cook and stir the garlic and onion in the hot oil until the onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium-high. Stir chicken and marinade into onion mixture; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center and sauce begins to thicken, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir rice noodles, oyster sauce, soy sauce, red bell pepper, tomatoes, green onion, and basil leaves into the chicken mixture; cook and stir until sauce is evenly distributed and noodles are tender, 5 minutes more.

PAD KEE MOW

Steps:

• Combine sugar and pepper in a small bowl.
• Also combine the fish sauce and soy sauce in another bowl.
• Have everything ready and next to the stove.
• Heat a wok over high heat and add 2 tablespoons oil and heat until a piece of the chopped garlic sizzles immediately when dropped into the wok.
• Add the rest of the garlic to the oil and stir fry for 30 seconds, until garlic is golden.
• Add the chillies and stir fry another 30 seconds.
• Then add either the pork or chicken and stir fry for 3-5 minutes until browned and cooked.
• Add the sugar mixture and toss to mix, then the fish sauce mixture, also the vinegar and continue stir frying until the sauce bubbles and thickens a little, about 1 minute.
• Add the rice noodles and fold gently and repeatedly until they soften and absorb the sauce, about 3-5 minutes, adding more oil if needed.
• Add most of the basil (reserve some for garnish) and toss gently until it begins to wilt.
• Add tomatoes, turn once and remove from heat.
• Transfer to a platter and garnish with basil.

PAD KEE MAO

Steps:

• Whisk together the fish sauce, soy sauce and vinegar, and set aside. Roughly chop the garlic and three chiles together. Smash the remaining two chiles using the flat of a knife, and set aside.
• Heat a wok (or a large frying pan over medium-high. When it's hot, add the oil, the chopped garlic and chiles, and the onion. Cook, stirring constantly, until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the pork and a splash of the fish sauce mixture. Cook, stirring to break up the meat, until the pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Add the bell peppers and noodles, turn the heat to high and add almost all of the sauce (save a spoonful or two to add later, if needed). Cook, tossing everything together and separating the noodles if necessary, until the noodles are coated in sauce and take on a slightly charred flavor from the wok. Taste, and add more sauce if needed. Toss in the basil and the smashed chiles, and serve immediately.

THAI DRUNKEN MASTER NOODLES (PAD KEE MOW)

Steps:

• Heat a wok with several tablespoons of cooking oil. Seperate rice noodles and stir fry noodles until they soften.
• When oil is absorbed add a few tablespoons of soy sauce and finish cooking.
• Remove noodles from heat, place noodles on a plate and keep them in a warm oven.
• Add a few more tablespoons of cooking oil to the skillet and stir fry onions, garlic, green onions, peppers and basil until softened slightly.
• Add chicken and cook until slightly browned.
• Combine all ingredients for sauce in a medium sized bowl and whisk everything together,.
• Add noodles and sauce to skillet.
• Stir fry for several minutes.
• Remove from heat and enjoy.

PAD KEE MOW

Steps:

• # Combine sugar and pepper in a small bowl. # 2 Also combine the fish sauce and soy sauce in another bowl. # 3 Have everything ready and next to the stove. # 4 Heat a wok over high heat and add 2 tablespoons oil and heat until a piece of the chopped garlic sizzles immediately when dropped into the wok. # 5 Add the rest of the garlic to the oil and stir fry for 30 seconds, until garlic is golden. # 6 Add the chillies and stir fry another 30 seconds. # 7 Then add either the pork or chicken and stir fry for 3-5 minutes until browned and cooked. # 8 Add the sugar mixture and toss to mix, then the fish sauce mixture, also the vinegar and continue stir frying until the sauce bubbles and thickens a little, about 1 minute. # 9 Add the rice noodles and fold gently and repeatedly until they soften and absorb the sauce, about 3-5 minutes, adding more oil if needed. # 10 Add most of the basil (reserve some for garnish) and toss gently until it begins to wilt. # 11 Add tomatoes, turn once and remove from heat. # 12 Transfer to a platter and garnish with basil.