Pad Thai Sauce Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
132 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Condiments
Pad Thai Sauce Recipe
Description
The Pad Thai Sauce recipe melds ingredients that provide a distinctive mix of salty, sour, sweet, and spicy notes integral to Pad Thai. Fish sauce and oyster sauce bring umami and saltiness, balanced with soy sauce for depth. Tamarind paste lends a characteristic tangy sourness, while palm sugar adds sweetness. Chili-garlic sauce introduces mild heat, and rice vinegar offers additional acidity. Water is added to adjust consistency.
This sauce is whisked together and typically refrigerated until use, where it serves as the flavorful base coating for stir-fried noodles and accompaniments. It is essential to achieve the harmonious balance typical of Pad Thai’s signature taste.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste or use 1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate
- 2 tablespoons chili-garlic sauce or use sriracha
- 2 tablespoons palm sugar or use brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
Instructions
- Whisk all of the ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Store and refrigerate in a sealed container until ready to use.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 132 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 132kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 4298mg | 179% |
| Potassium | 249mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 8IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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