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Pad Thai Sauce

Name: Pad Thai Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 portions of Pad Thai sauce
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil; 1.75 oz chopped garlic, approximately 1 head; 4 oz chopped shallots, approximately 1 cup; 4.9 oz palm sugar, roughly chopped; 1/2 cup fish sauce; 3/4–1 cup tamarind paste, adjusted to taste; Chilli flakes, to taste, optional

A quick homemade Pad Thai sauce made from scratch, inspired by restaurant hacks to prepare in 5 minutes.

Recipe by Pailin's Kitchen

From YouTube · Oct 30, 2021

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A quick homemade Pad Thai sauce made from scratch, inspired by restaurant hacks to prepare in 5 minutes.

5 min

Prep time

10 min

Cook time

15 min

Total time

8 portions of Pad Thai sauce

Yield

Ingredients

7 ingredients

Adjust servings

Servings: 84 to 16

Ingredients and nutrition update together

Per serving150 kcal

Fat: 5g
Carbs: 27g
Protein: 2g

Whole recipe (8 servings): 1200 kcal

2 tablespoons neutral cooking oil
1.75 oz chopped garlic, approximately 1 head
4 oz chopped shallots, approximately 1 cup
4.9 oz palm sugar, roughly chopped
1/2 cup fish sauce
3/4–1 cup tamarind paste, adjusted to taste
Chilli flakes, to taste, optional

Method

9 steps

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
Add the garlic and shallots and sauté for 5–8 minutes, until soft and translucent. Remove them from the saucepan and set aside.
Return the saucepan to medium heat. Add the palm sugar and cook until melted, pressing any firm pieces to help them dissolve.
Continue cooking briefly until the sugar becomes a slightly darker caramel colour, taking care not to burn it.
Turn off the heat and carefully add the tamarind paste. The mixture will bubble and the sugar may temporarily harden.
Return the saucepan to low heat. Add the fish sauce and stir until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
Return the garlic and shallots to the saucepan. Add chilli flakes, if using, then remove from the heat and allow the sauce to cool.
Measure the finished sauce and divide its volume by eight to determine the amount required for each serving.
When preparing Pad Thai, use one portion of sauce plus 1½ tablespoons water per serving.

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