Shrimp Pad Thai

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4.80 from 5 votes

A classic pad thai recipe that's super easy to make, tasty, and ready in 30 minutes.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: thai

Servings: servings

Author: Rena

Ingredients

8 oz Pad thai noodles
1 Tbsp Coconut Amino or soy sauce
2 Tbsp Fish sauce
3 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
¼ Cup Fresh lime juice plus wedges for serving
3 Tbsp Avocado oil
2 Large Shallots sliced
3 Large Garlic cloves minced
12 oz Shelled and deveined medium shrimp
4 Scallions thinly sliced
1 Tbsp Cilantro chopped
¼ Cup Peanuts chopped
Handful bean sprouts, for garnish

Instructions

Place noodles in a large bowl of hot water to soak, about 5-8 minutes, until softened.
Transfer the noodles to a colander and drain tossing to get rid of any excess water. While noodles soak, mix together coconut amino (or soy sauce), fish sauce, coconut sugar, and lime juice
In a large nonstick skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of avocado oil. Add shallots, garlic, and cook over high heat, stirring until lightly browned about 3 minutes.
Add the pad thai noodles and cook another 2-3 minutes. Add shrimp and stir occasionally, until they begin to curl and turn pink about 2 minutes.
Add scallions and cilantro and toss everything together. Pour in the fish sauce mixture and cook until the noodles are evenly coated, about 2- 3 minutes.
Transfer pad thai to a large plate. Top with peanuts and garnish bean sprouts. Serve with lime wedges.

Notes

You can use a wok or a large pan.
To make life easier, opt for peeled and deveined shrimp.
You can leave the tails on or take them off, it won't affect the flavor. Keeping the tails on makes the shrimp easier to handle.
Make sure you have all your ingredients prepped before you fire up your pan, things move quickly!
Don't overcook the noodles. After soaking them, the noodles will be pliable. After they stir fry, they should be tender and have al dente in texture.
Do not overcook the shrimp! Shrimp can go from succulent to rubbery really quickly. The shrimp are done when they turn an opaque pink and form a 'C' shape.
If you don't have any pad thai noodles, you can also make this with spaghetti or linguine, in a pinch.
If you want more spice, add some chili flakes.
I highly recommend topping with crushed peanuts, they really add an amazing extra dimension of texture.

Nutritional facts:

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