I have made Pad Thai before, but never dealt with making tamarind paste. Learned something new!
All of the ingredients except the shrimp... it's on the other counter.
Broke out the scale and started measuring the ingredients for the sauce. The yellowish item on the left is palm sugar that was used on the microplane. (Did I do that right?)
The tamarind. It came as a block and to get the paste I had to add hot water and strain it. PITA
Time for a break... two glasses, but I'm the only one drinking. One day I'll break Zac into loving tea.
The paste that took FOREVER to create enough of.
The mess made while creating the paste. Notice the strainer; the stuff looked like velociraptor shit.
The completed paste... to the fridge!
What is up on the chopping block...
Zing
Noodles soaking and the sprouts chilling.
All of the ingredients in order of what goes in the wok first.
BTW I hope you use cage-free eggs...
Peanut oil, tofu, shallots, garlic, shrimp, chikken, and chopped turnip
Noodle, water, eggs, bean sprouts
The sauce then the garnish..
Tofu
Shallots and garlic
Chikken.... threw this in a minute before the shrimp since it takes a tad bit longer to cook
Shrimp!!
Smells good at this point
In goes the noodles
The eggs...
Everything is in! Took about three hours (taking pics at the same time adds a umm.. bit of time)
De fucking licious
We both ate SOOO much and still have some leftover for lunch tomorrow.
Lots of fun and yummy to boot. Post what you cook! I know you fuckers won't, but blog threads suck.
All of the ingredients except the shrimp... it's on the other counter.
Broke out the scale and started measuring the ingredients for the sauce. The yellowish item on the left is palm sugar that was used on the microplane. (Did I do that right?)
The tamarind. It came as a block and to get the paste I had to add hot water and strain it. PITA
Time for a break... two glasses, but I'm the only one drinking. One day I'll break Zac into loving tea.
The paste that took FOREVER to create enough of.
The mess made while creating the paste. Notice the strainer; the stuff looked like velociraptor shit.
The completed paste... to the fridge!
What is up on the chopping block...
Zing
Noodles soaking and the sprouts chilling.
All of the ingredients in order of what goes in the wok first.
BTW I hope you use cage-free eggs...
Peanut oil, tofu, shallots, garlic, shrimp, chikken, and chopped turnip
Noodle, water, eggs, bean sprouts
The sauce then the garnish..
Tofu
Shallots and garlic
Chikken.... threw this in a minute before the shrimp since it takes a tad bit longer to cook
Shrimp!!
Smells good at this point
In goes the noodles
The eggs...
Everything is in! Took about three hours (taking pics at the same time adds a umm.. bit of time)
De fucking licious
We both ate SOOO much and still have some leftover for lunch tomorrow.
Lots of fun and yummy to boot. Post what you cook! I know you fuckers won't, but blog threads suck.