Video:Quick and Easy Pad Thai

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Transcript:Quick and Easy Pad Thai

Hi, I'm Gretchen Siegchrist for About.com Food, and I'm going to show you how to make pad thai. You may be used to ordering this dish in restaurants, but it is actually quite quick and easy to make at home.

Pad Thai Ingredients

For this recipe, you will need a box of rice noodles, which are the base of pad thai. Next, you will need some vegetables. I am using red pepper, carrots, broccoli, green beans, and zucchini, but you can substitute whatever vegetables you like.

Pad Thai Sauce Ingredients

For the pad thai sauce, we will mix together:

• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

You will also need oil for cooking, two eggs, and chopped peanuts and cilantro to top the dish. Lastly, you can add tofu, shrimp, or chicken. It is best if these are cooked ahead of time.

Soak the Pad Thai Noodles

Begin by soaking the noodles in a bowl of hot water for at least half an hour. This will make them soft and pliable.

Fry the Egg

Heat one tablespoon of oil in a wok. Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat them well. Add the eggs to the wok and scramble them until they are cooked. When the eggs are done, remove them from the wok.

Stir Fry the Vegetables

Now we will add a little bit more oil and put in our vegetables. Stir-fry the vegetables until they are almost done. Drain the noodles and rinse them with cold water.

Combine the Pad Thai Ingredients

Now we will add the noodles, the egg, the chicken and the pad thai sauce to the wok. Mix the ingredients together and cook the dish until everything is heated through and the noodles are soft.

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