tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post7723933081626779200..comments2024-03-19T16:42:42.948+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Recreating Pad ThaiJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-88851819967554385112014-07-10T04:51:20.896+10:002014-07-10T04:51:20.896+10:00What a fabulous blog - have been browsing for ages...What a fabulous blog - have been browsing for ages now (looking to put together a vegan feast for friends) Thanks for the inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-80760643041940750212011-11-20T19:33:29.954+11:002011-11-20T19:33:29.954+11:00This is the Tamarind Sauce I used to make when I w...This is the Tamarind Sauce I used to make when I was a chef in a Thai Restaurant - http://www.mouthwateringmunchies.com/?p=2528 .. It makes a heap but you can always play around with quantities. I also use tamarind paste and add the other ingredients & water until I get a sweet tart flavour (changes once in the meal).<br /><br />To make the Pad Thai -<br />* heat oil wok/frypan<br />* cook meat/tofu<br />* add lightly beaten eggs and stir in with meat/tofu until half cooked<br />* add the stick noodles (soak them in water for a little while to make them soft - then cut up with scissors for smaller bite size) - cook<br />* add tamarind, sugar, chicken stock (powder), dash fish sauce - stir in<br />* add crushed roasted peanuts - stir in<br />* add bean sprouts & shallots chopped small (the firm end parts near the roots - after the white)<br /><br />It's all to tasteMemhttp://www.mouthwateringmunchies.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-30692448799527115492009-11-12T10:40:26.712+11:002009-11-12T10:40:26.712+11:00Mmm it looks delicious! I love pad thai and have o...Mmm it looks delicious! I love pad thai and have only tried making it at home a couple of times. I've never used tamarind paste in it though - I should give that a try. It's understandable to be stressed out about the recipe. I get that way when I'm making something that I love at home for the first time and want it to be perfect. Which is how I feel about salsa - something so simple to make yet I'm totally scared of it!eatme_delicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657772782487330009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-19620784221507394652009-11-10T09:15:15.154+11:002009-11-10T09:15:15.154+11:00Thanks Amanda - I think you are right about indian...Thanks Amanda - I think you are right about indian dishes using tamarind - I got my stash at an indian grocery - need to check out some of those recipes<br /><br />Thanks Philippa - I know what you mean about avoiding the fish, meat and egg - I will eat it with egg at a pinch but prefer not to<br /><br />Thanks Not Delia - I don't always get things right but really wanted this recipe right because I want to come back to it - and like you say, the best way to know a pad thai is really veg is to make it at home<br /><br />Thanks Lorraine - if I was a perfectionist I am sure I could have had quite a few goes to make it superb but I was happy with the second one<br /><br />Thanks Sophie - it was<br /><br />Thanks Cindy - I should have looked at your recipe before making mine - I had wondered if I should have fried the tofu first and was interested that you did but I liked it marinated<br /><br />thanks Ricki - it is something I have been meaning to make and see recipes I would like to try and then forget where they are - as I noted above, I found tamarind in an indian shop and I wouldn't bother with palm sugar - just use any sweetner - and you could get by without kecap manis which is just sweetish soy sauceJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-4789909496843189262009-11-09T01:38:54.824+11:002009-11-09T01:38:54.824+11:00I've been looking for a good vegetarian Pad Th...I've been looking for a good vegetarian Pad Thai recipe FOREVER. Yours looks great. The challenge over here is finding tamarind and the other authentic ingredients--they are easily available, but in downtown Toronto, a bit of a trek for dinner ingredients. But next time I'm in the city I will suss them out!Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-74029985996657539042009-11-08T19:57:21.848+11:002009-11-08T19:57:21.848+11:00Pad Thai is one of my takeaway favourites - my hom...Pad Thai is one of my takeaway favourites - my homemade ones never taste quite the same but I suspect that might relate to the amount of oil I'm (un)willing to add! I love a generous dose of tamarind, though.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07147906610629741961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-20074869922084586692009-11-08T00:30:18.607+11:002009-11-08T00:30:18.607+11:00That's good that you only had to give it a cou...That's good that you only had to give it a couple of goes to get one that tastes great! :)Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-9631237235570077472009-11-07T19:42:50.453+11:002009-11-07T19:42:50.453+11:00Hi Johanna
I've found it's very difficult...Hi Johanna<br /><br />I've found it's very difficult to get real vegetarian food in Thailand. Even when they say it's "vegetarian" you just know someone has squirted some fish sauce or similar into it. I guess the only way to be really sure is to make it at home, just like you did. <br /><br />I like the way you admitted you didn't get it right first time. That sort of thing often happens to me too.Not Deliahttp://www.notdelia.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-8080962736935941762009-11-07T17:30:07.273+11:002009-11-07T17:30:07.273+11:00thanks for this recipe! i really love pad thai but...thanks for this recipe! i really love pad thai but hardly ever order it because of the whole meaty, eggy, fish saucey drama. glad to see you persisted until you got what you wantedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-23033474222232438692009-11-07T16:31:57.846+11:002009-11-07T16:31:57.846+11:00yumm..i love pad thai, but never seems to get it r...yumm..i love pad thai, but never seems to get it right, I think it's the tamarind that makes all the difference. Oh yeah, I think I've seen tamarind used in some indian curry recipes.amandahttp://iheartbroccoli.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-83796962090178968672009-11-07T09:34:40.296+11:002009-11-07T09:34:40.296+11:00Thanks Rachel - this is the first time I have boug...Thanks Rachel - this is the first time I have bought tamarind which I find very sour but I love pad thai and it does taste right in it - I now have a little tub that I need to find ways to use so it may appear again<br /><br />Thanks Vicki - let me know how you go with the pad thai - and hope you can get the stems into your wedding - classic aussie garage band!Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-32677249840543350092009-11-07T07:46:56.760+11:002009-11-07T07:46:56.760+11:00I love pad thai & that looks great, I am going...I love pad thai & that looks great, I am going to have to try it. <br /><br />I also LOVE the song At First Sight by The Stems, I am pushing to get it in my wedding somewhere.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637213324395055754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-69899147087524763032009-11-07T03:47:57.319+11:002009-11-07T03:47:57.319+11:00Well, I love pad thai, but I've never been a f...Well, I love pad thai, but I've never been a fan of tamarind (which I've only really tried as tamarind pickle - much too strong & bitter for my tastes!) ... I usually make a bit of a variant, but I've bookmarked your recipe and will try to be more authentic next time I fancy something like this. I might even brave buying some tamarind!Rachel Cotterillhttp://rachelcotterill.comnoreply@blogger.com