Comida del Camino #5

Pad See Ew

This is just a quick post to share another one of the amazing recipes we learnt to cook in Thailand, this time for a dish called Pad See Ew. This is a really quick and easy stir fried dish which can be made suitable for vegetarians with some basic swaps.

Ingredients

• Minced garlic 2 - 3 cloves
  
• Thai kale - 2 handfuls
  
• Thinly slices carrot (we also had this in some restaurants which came with broccoli as well which was extra delicious)
  
• Thinly chopped chicken (or tofu for vegetarian)
  
• An egg (maybe two if making a larger batch)
  
• Large flat rice noodles (if dried they need to be soaked in water to soften and then further soaked in 2 tsp of dark soy sauce and sesame seeds, fresh noodles can be added to the dark soy and seeds directly)
  

Seasoning

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil - olive oil cannot be used as it burns too easily in the super hot wok
  
• 1 tsp palm sugar
  
• 2 tbsp fish sauce (replace with soy for vegetarian)
  
• 3 tsp oyster sauce (replace with mushroom sauce for vegetarian)
  

Method

• Fry the garlic in the oil until fragrant
  
• Add the chicken, cook for 1 minute (until white), then add vegetables at the same time
  
• Add the egg, sugar, fish and oyster sauce, then add the noodles. Stir fry together, mixing well so the cooked egg pieces are evenly distributed
  
• Serve with ground roasted chili powder and fresh lime juice
  

We loved this dish and actually thought it was nicer than Pad Thai – which is actually cooked for tourists and very rarely eaten by locals. The flavour of Pad See Ew is much better! The texture of the noodles can be a little strange to western tastes (we didn’t have a problem but it is personal preference, so if you don’t like the thick noodles, they can be substituted for thinner rice noodles).