* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Chicken pad Thai
Light, fresh and packed with veg.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai
Servings: 1
Calories: 602kcal
Author: Graeme Tomlinson
Equipment
Medium saucepan
medium frying pan
Ingredients
50gfresh rice noodles
5mlolive oil
5gbrown sugar
150gskinless chicken breastcut into 4cm pieces
1tspgarlic powder
50gfresh bean sprouts
2spring onionsfinely sliced
½lime juiceplus a wedge to serve
10mllight soy sauce
10mlfish sauce
1red chillideseeded and finely chopped
1medium egg
10gunsalted peanutscrushed
small handful of freshly chopped coriander
black pepper
Method
Half-fill a medium saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the noodles and simmer for four to six minutes until tender. Drain and set aside.
While the noodles are cooking, put a medium frying pan over a medium heat, then add the oil, brown sugar, chicken and garlic powder. Cook for five minutes.
Reduce the heat, then add the bean sprouts, spring onions, lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce and red chilli, then season with pepper and cook for a further five minutes.
Crack in the egg and stir thoroughly for three to four minutes.
Plate up the noodles, followed by the chicken mixture, garnishing with the crushed peanuts, lime wedge and chopped coriander.