4.6 from 15 votes
Thai Drunken Noodles Recipe (Pad Kee Mao)
Spicy Thai rice noodles are stir cooked with veggies and chicken in a wok or pan. This dish is a quick 20-minute weeknight dinner meal for all heat loving home cooks.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 529 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian , Thai
Ingredients
For the Stir Fry Sauce
- ½ Tablespoon sugar
- 2½ Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon fish sauce
Other Ingredients
- 2-4 chili peppers *see Notes
- 8.8 Ounces rice noodles *see Notes
- 2 Tablespoon oil
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 Inch Ginger Fresh grated or finely chopped
- 2-3 garlic cloves chopped
- 8 baby corn optional
- ½ bell pepper red preferably, sliced
- 1 cup chicken boneless cut into strips, breast, or thighs
- ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
- 24 Leaves Holy Basil Fresh or Thai Basil
Instructions
- Prepare stir-fry sauce. Mix sugar, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Keep aside.
- Prepare chili pepper by taking off the stem and slice. Use gloves for hot chilies or take care when cutting so that you don't burn your skin or eyes.
- Prepare noodles as per package instructions and keep other ingredients ready to stand by.
- Heat up a large pan or wok with the oil. It should get super hot, but it shouldn't smoke.
- Add the onion slices to the pan and the finely chopped or grated ginger and garlic. Stir, cook for a minute over high heat.
- Add baby corn and bell pepper slices to the pan and stir cook for a minute over high heat.
- Place chicken into the hot pan and cook on all sides over high heat for 2 minutes or so.
- Season with black pepper and add the fresh holy basil or Thai basil to the pan.
- Place noodles into the hot pan and pour stir-fry sauce over the noodles.
- Stir cook noodles over high heat for a minute or so or until the drunken noodles look ready.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
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Notes
- I use Thai Bird Eye Chili. Pick a spicy hot chili variety.
- Use flat rice noodles. I simply used pad thai noodles, which are not that broad, but if you can find broader flat rice noodles, use those instead.
Nutrition Information
Calories
529kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
89g
(30%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
1128mg
(47%)
Potassium
520mg
(15%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1209IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
75mg
(83%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 529
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 529kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 89g | 30% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 1128mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 520mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1209IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 75mg | 83% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.