Thai Drunken Pasta Recipes

DRUNKEN NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package instructions.
• Mix sauce in a small bowl and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in wok or large skillet over high heat. Add shallots and carrot and cook for 2 minutes. Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan. Add chicken and season with pepper. Add garlic and ginger and cook for 10 seconds. Add bell pepper, zucchini, tomato and the whites of the chopped green onion and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add noodles to the pan and pour the sauce over the noodles. Toss and cook for a few minutes until warmed through. Remove from heat and stir in chopped basil.
• Serve immediately, garnished with remaining green onion and extra chili sauce, sriracha, or crushed red pepper, for added spice.

DRUNKEN NOODLES (PAD KEE MAO)

Steps:

• Work the 2 tablespoons of water into the sliced chicken with your hands until the chicken absorbs the liquid. Add 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon oil, and 2 teaspoons cornstarch, and mix until the chicken is evenly coated. Set aside for 20 minutes.
• Follow the directions on the rice noodle package to prepare your noodles. What we usually do is prepare a stainless steel bowl with hot tap water to soak the noodles for about 15 minutes. Then we just drain them and set aside for cooking.
• Stir together the dissolved brown sugar mixture, soy sauces, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and white pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
• Heat your wok until it's close to smoking, and spread 2 tablespoons of oil around the perimeter of the wok. Add the chicken and let it sear for 1 minute on each side until it's about 90% cooked. Remove from the wok and set aside. If the heat was high enough and you seared the meat correctly, your wok should be still clean with nothing sticking to it. If not, you can wash the wok to prevent the rice noodles from sticking.
• Continue with the wok on high heat and add 1 tablespoon of oil, along with the garlic and grated ginger.
• After a few seconds, add the shallots. Stir fry for 20 seconds and add the scallions, chili peppers, basil, baby corn and shaoxing wine. Stir-fry for another 20 seconds and add in the rice noodles. Use a scooping motion to mix everything for another minute until the noodles warm up.
• Next, add the prepared sauce mixture and stir-fry at the highest heat for about 1 minute until the noodles are uniform in color. Take care to use your metal spatula to scrape the bottom of the wok to prevent sticking.
• Add the seared chicken and stir-fry for another 1 to 2 minutes.
• Serve!

CHEF JOHN'S DRUNKEN NOODLES

Steps:

• Soak rice noodles in hot water until flexible, 10 to 15 minutes. Occasionally move the noodles around to separate them. Drain the water and cover with a wet paper towel.
• Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, Asian fish sauce, maple syrup, sugar, and water in a small bowl.
• Heat vegetable oil and sesame oil in a wok, or large frying pan, over medium-high heat. Stir-fry shallots, chile peppers, and garlic until shallots are soft, about 2 minutes. Move the mixture around the outside of the pan to create a space and add chicken. Sear for 1 minute, then combine with shallot mixture. Add Chinese broccoli stems and stir-fry until tender, about 2 minutes. Add Chinese broccoli leaves and stir-fry until wilted.
• Add drunken noodle sauce and sliced green onions and mix. Cook until sauce begins to simmer. Add soaked rice noodles and toss to coat until noodles have absorbed the sauce and are cooked through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir in Thai basil leaves until wilted. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Serve.

THAI DRUNKEN NOODLES (PAD KEE MAO)

Steps:

• Place noodles in a pot and cover with hot water. Add 1 tablespoon oil and soak until soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Set noodles aside.
• Heat remaining oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add chiles, onion, and garlic and fry until golden, about 5 minutes. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, soy-based seasoning sauce, and brown sugar and stir to combine. Add drained noodles, bell pepper, broccoli, pea pods, and carrots. Stir fry until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add basil and remove from heat. Let rest until basil wilts, about 1 minute.

DRUNKEN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet. Add the Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Turn the heat off. Add the red wine, turn on the heat and bring it to a boil. Season with a dash of salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, add the spaghetti to the boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Drain the pasta, reserving some of the water, and add the pasta to the skillet with the simmering wine. Stir everything together with tongs and cook for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saute pan. Add the sliced mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and fry until cooked on both sides. Drizzle over the balsamic vinegar and toss.
• Add the final tablespoon of butter to the pasta and stir through. You can add some of the reserved pasta water if you need loosen the sauce. Add the sauteed mushrooms and stir through. Garnish with the grated Parmesan and torn basil leaves.

SLOW-COOKED THAI DRUNKEN NOODLES

Steps:

• Place pork, onion, corn, if desired, peppers and mushrooms in a 6- or 7-qt. slow cooker. Whisk broth, soy sauce, honey, garlic, Sriracha chili sauce and ginger until blended; pour over top. Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until pork is cooked through and vegetables are tender., Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; do not overcook. Drain noodles and rinse under cold water. Stir noodles and peas into slow cooker; let stand 15 minutes. Garnish with basil.

THAI DRUNKEN PASTA

Steps:

• Cook noodles and set aside. Add a small amount of peanut oil to keep from sticking.
• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet. Add the garlic and brown lightly.
• Add chicken and cook until no longer pink.
• Add onions, pepper, mushrooms, and broccoli. Stir fry lightly for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add noodles and stir.
• Add lime juice, chili sauce, soy sauce, pepper flakes, basil, brown sugar, and salt.
• Stir continuously until noodles are firm but tender.

THAI DRUNKEN NOODLES RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. To make your easy drunken noodle sauce you only need 4 ingredients. First you want to mince up some fresh ginger it brightens all the flavors in this sweet, savory and salty sauce. then add your oyster sauce and fish sauce and stir to combine. The last ingredient you will be adding is a sweet soy sauce, yes sweet soy sauce not regular soy sauce their is a difference. If you do not have sweet soy sauce because it can be hard to find if you don't have an Asian market nearby. You can take regular soy sauce and for every tablespoon you use add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and stir to combine. Stir to combine all ingredients and set aside.
• 2. My number one tip is to prep all your vegetables and meat before you start your stir fry because when you start everything moves very quickly and you want to be able to grab and throw into the wok without stopping the heat under the wok. From start to finish this takes around 10 to 15 minutes depending on the protein you are using. People ask me can I do this without a wok the answer is yes just make sure you use a large enough sauté pan to hold everything. Turn your wok on medium high heat add your grapeseed oil and when you see the fist puff of smoke add your serrano pepper and minced garlic. As soon as the vegetables hit the hot oil stir them around in the pan to keep the garlic from burning they will only cook for less than 1 minute before adding your chicken thighs pieces.
• 3. Make sure the chicken thighs are cut up into bite size pieces cutting them against the grain of the meat will make them more tender. Add the chicken to the garlic and serrano pepper and keep stirring and moving the meat and vegetables around in the pan. You will cook the meat around 5 to 7 minutes depending on how small you cut your chicken thigh bites. You do not need to salt and pepper your chicken or vegetables because their is plenty of sodium in the sauce,.
• 4. When the chicken thighs are cooked most of the way through it is time to add sliced onions, sugar snaps and cherry tomatoes. Keep everything moving around in the wok or sauté pan you don't want to meat or vegetables to burn from the high heat so the trick is to keep everything moving around in the wok. Cook these vegetables from 2 to 3 minutes. The rice noodles should be cooked and ready I like to soak them in hot water until they are al dente it is very important that you don't overcook the pasta because the rice noodle will fall apart in the wok while you are tossing. Please read the cooking instructions on the rice noodles use the stir fry cooking instructions it is very important.
• 5. Add your cooked rice noodles to the wok and toss them around in the pan cook them in the hot wok for about 2 to 3 minutes let the rice noodles soak up all the flavors from everything in the wok. Add your drunken noodle sauce toss to incorporate all the sauce with the noodles then top with fresh Thai basil and scallions and squeeze fresh lime juice turn off the heat toss all the ingredients one last time and serve hot.