Pad Thai

Pad Thai

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Pad Thai is a classic Thai dish, consisting of stir-fried rice noodles with pieces of pork and shrimp.

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Pad Thai is a traditional Thai dish that combines rice noodles, pork, shrimp, vegetables, and spices. It’s a light and flavorful dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$21.66 $5.42 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $6.73
  • $0.87
  • $2.54
  • $2.40
  • $0.07
  • $0.17
  • $2.49
  • $2.22
  • $0.70
  • $0.15
  • $1.54
  • $0.54
  • $0.78
  • $0.46

Prices from US supermarkets for 12 of 14 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean the pork and cut it into pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Clean the shrimp, devein them, and keep the tail intact. Cut the shell into pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. Cut the tofu into square pieces. ≈ 8 min
  4. Cook the pork and tofu in a pan with vegetable oil for 6 to 8 minutes.
  5. Wash the broccoli, remove the stems, and cut the stems into pieces that are 2.5 to 3 cm long. ≈ 8 min
  6. Add the broccoli to the pan with the pork and tofu and cook until it is tender.
  7. Add the rice noodles, wild mango juice, fish sauce, and coconut sugar. Mix well to ensure the ingredients are evenly distributed. ≈ 4 min
  8. If the noodles are too dry, add a little water. Adjust the seasoning and pour the noodles onto one side of the pan.
  9. Fry the eggs in the pan for 2 minutes.
  10. Add the broccoli, fresh herbs, and black beans. Mix well. ≈ 4 min
  11. Garnish the hot dish with fresh herbs, cilantro, and orange zest. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Pad Thai

  • rice noodles, 225 g$6.73
  • Fish sauce, 60 ml$0.87
  • Lime vinegar, 50 ml$2.54
  • Wild mango juice, 75 ml$2.40
  • 75 ml of coconut sugar$0.07
  • vegetable oil paint, 60 ml$0.17
  • Shrimp, 300 g$2.49
  • broccoli, 400 g$2.22
  • Eggs 2$0.70
  • 2 tablespoons of yellow onion$0.15
  • firm tofu, 1 slice$1.54
  • Orange zest$0.54
  • chives$0.78
  • black bean$0.46

Total$21.66

that's $5.42 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • rice noodles, 225 g
  • Fish sauce, 60 ml
  • Lime vinegar, 50 ml
  • Wild mango juice, 75 ml
  • 75 ml of coconut sugar
  • vegetable oil paint, 60 ml
  • Pork, 300 g
  • Shrimp, 300 g
  • broccoli, 400 g
  • Fresh herbs (for example, cilantro and parsley)
  • Eggs 2
  • 2 tablespoons of yellow onion
  • firm tofu, 1 slice
  • Orange zest
  • chives
  • black bean

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