Authentic Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) recipe
Authentic Drunken Noodles recipe along with tips and tricks on how to substitute each ingredients.
Equipment
- 1 wok
Ingredients
For the Stir Fry
- 1 lb flat rice noodle Often called "Fat and wide" rice noodle
- 1 oz shrimps
- 1 bell pepper
- ½ onion
- 4-5 cloves garlic
- 2-3 chilies
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ cup snow peas
- 1 cup Gailan or broccoli
- 1 cup basil Thai or Holy basil. You can use Italian basil if that is all you can find.
For the Sauce
- ¼ cup oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1-1½ tsp sugar
- 1-2 tsp dark soy sauce
Instructions
Make the Sauce
- Make the sauce by combining the ingredients listed above (oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, dark soy sauce, and fish sauce)
Prepare the Flat or Fat Rice Noodles
- Fresh wide rice noodles can be purchased from some Asian grocery stores in the refrigerated section. If the noodles are hard and cold, microwave it for 2 minutes. Cut it into 1 inch wide and separate them.
Prepare Vegetables and Aromatics
- Pound or crush garlic and chilies into a rough paste and set it aside.
- Chop bell peppers, onions, Gailan or the Chinese broccoli, and get the Thai or the holy basil ready. We’re about to get cooking!
Assemble the Stir Fry
- In a hot wok, heat 1 tbsp of vegetable oil. Cook the shrimps for 3 minutes and set it aside.
- Add more oil to the wok, then stir fry garlic and chilies for 30 seconds. Add onion and bell pepper. Push them to the side of the wok.
- Add rice noodles and the sauce. Mix together then let the noodles charred for a minute.
- Add snow peas, Gailan, and the cooked shrimps. Stir fry for another minute. Add basil and turn the heat off. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cup | Calories: 765kcal | Carbohydrates: 143g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 2419mg | Potassium: 513mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2311IU | Vitamin C: 134mg | Calcium: 99mg | Iron: 3mg