Pad Kee-Mao

also called pad kee mao · drunken noodles · drunken noodle · phat khi mao · pad ki mao · pad kimao

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8(stemmed)Thai chilespound to a rough pastestir-fry 3 minchar 2 mintoss off the heat
6 clovesgarlic
6 oz(170 g)ground pork
2 Tbsvegetable oil
12 oz(340 g; sen yai, warmed and pulled apart)fresh wide rice noodles
2 Tbsoyster saucestir the sauce
1 Tbsthin soy sauce
1 tspdark soy sauce
2 tspfish sauce
1 tspsugar
1 1/2 cups(leaves, packed)holy basil
4(cut in 2-in lengths)long beans
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1pound to a rough paste

2stir-fry 3 min

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3stir the sauce

4char 2 min

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5toss off the heat

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about 5 min
  1. pound to a rough paste

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  2. stir the sauce

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  3. stir-fry 3 min

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  4. char 2 min

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  5. toss off the heat

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You'll need mortar · wok

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>> title: Pad Kee-Mao
>> category: Noodles
>> tags: noodles, pork, thai, chiles, wok
>> counters: Thai Kitchen
>> aka: pad kee mao, drunken noodles, drunken noodle, phat khi mao, pad ki mao, pad kimao
>> servings: 2
>> time: 25 min

>> step: pound to a rough paste
Pound @Thai chiles{8}(stemmed) and @garlic{6%cloves} to a rough paste in a #mortar{} — rough, so you meet a piece of chile now and then rather than an even burn.

>> step: stir the sauce
Stir @oyster sauce{2%Tbs}, @thin soy sauce{1%Tbs}, @dark soy sauce{1%tsp}, @fish sauce{2%tsp} and @sugar{1%tsp} together in a bowl.

>> step: stir-fry 3 min
Stir-fry @&(~2)chile paste{} with @ground pork{6%oz}(170 g) in @vegetable oil{2%Tbs} in a #wok{} over the highest heat you have for ~stirfry{3%min}.

>> step: char 2 min
Char @fresh wide rice noodles{12%oz}(340 g; sen yai, warmed and pulled apart) into @&(~1)pork{} for ~stirfry{2%min}, pressing them flat between turns.

>> step: toss off the heat
Toss @&(~1)noodles{} with @&(~3)sauce{}, @holy basil{1 1/2%cups}(leaves, packed) and @long beans{4}(cut in 2-in lengths) off the heat, until the basil collapses.