Pad Kee-Mao
also called pad kee mao · drunken noodles · drunken noodle · phat khi mao · pad ki mao · pad kimao
- Thai Kitchen
- serves 2
- recipe says 25 min
- Noodles
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The table
| 8(stemmed)Thai chiles | pound to a rough paste | stir-fry 3 min | char 2 min | toss 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 sauce | stir 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 | ||||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
1pound to a rough paste
2stir-fry 3 min
goes in with what step 1 made
3stir the sauce
4char 2 min
goes in with what step 2 made
5toss off the heat
goes in with what steps 3 and 4 made
Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 5 min3 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 5 min
pound to a rough paste
not timedfrom the start
stir the sauce
not timedfrom the start
stir-fry 3 min
3 minneeds youfrom the start
char 2 min
2 minneeds you3 min in
toss off the heat
not timed5 min in
- needs you
- never timed
You'll need mortar · wok
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See how it is written
>> 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.