How would I make a Pad Thai like the takeaway?

[SplendidPendips]

We love pad thai (no egg, but with veg and tofu) from our favourite take away. It's one of the few things that my kids will eat too. Would love to replicate it at home, but so far any attempts have been poor! Are there any decent recipes out there? I'm not even sure which noodles to use (presumably not egg ones, as the pad thai at our take away is vegan when we order without the egg). And the sauce/marinade?? I'm guessing that's the special bit that makes the difference....

https://www.spoonforkheart.com/diy-recipes/v/pad-thai-sauce?categoryId=640621056fe4e134a9aef496

and

https://www.spoonforkheart.com/diy-recipes/v/pad-thai-recipe?categoryId=63e6938ed8d3371774121646

freeze the sauce in ziplock bags.

I buy the kits from the supermarket with all
Spice and noodles included. We having it tonight with chicken and veg

Same. Blue Dragon are good.

I also buy the wagamama Pad Thai sauce.

This is the one I buy

Bosh have a great recipe for Pad Thai which we prefer over our local takeaway.
https://www.bosh.tv/recipes/quick-n-easy-pad-thai

You probably need monosodium glutamate.

You need the right ingredients that you can buy in an Asian supermarket. Tamarind, fish sauce (or vegetarian version) and palm sugar. You need the wide rice noodles not egg noodles. I make a batch of sauce and keep it in the freezer because my DH loves pad Thai. When you get to making it, fry your veg/tofu/chicken, then add the partially cooked noodles (do this by submerging in a bowl of boiling water for 5 minutes, don't boil them) then add your sauce and a splash of water, finally add bean sprouts at the end, don't actually cook them they should be crunchy and raw. This is the sauce recipe I use and it's perfect. 2 tablespoons of sauce per portion. hot-thai-kitchen.com/5-min-pad-thai/#recipe

I made pad thai last night....I used a jar of m and s pad thai sauce...I thought it was really good.

No you don't. It probably wouldn't hurt but if you use the right ingredients you'll get the flavour of pad Thai without it.

Just adding myself as really keen to have a go too.

@SplendidPendips

I volunteer to be your guinea pig, I'm prepared to sacrifice myself!

anyone else making a vegan one too!!

Mine is vegan. I buy vegetarian fish sauce from the market. Use tofu as protein.

Vegetarian fish sauce makes a real difference

I’m just here for the links and tips 😋

The Aldi home kit is great. They do a lively Thai green aswell

Thanks everyone. I have added the Blue Dragon kit to my online grocery order for a quick fix, but will give some of the other recipes a try over the coming weeks!

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/may/30/how-to-make-perfect-pad-thai. Is usually worth a try...

https://www.recipetineats.com/chicken-pad-thai/

Try this recipe. She is a reliably good recipe creator (the most popular in Australia) and you should be able to get everything at a supermarket.

Most pad thai recipes will contain fish sauce. It’s really what makes pad Thai taste like pad thai, so be careful. You can sub in soy sauce, which will be close.

I've tried lots of make at home kits & they just don't taste like anything you get from a restaurant or take away. Better off ordering a takeaway.

I use the recipetin recipe that @Porridgeislife linked, my partner loves a pad Thai and is happy with that one.

Ditto!

I think the at home ones are short on the tamarind and fish sauce. z best make the sauce from scratch as a PP suggested

I made a vegan pad thai using this recipe this evening and it was absolutely delicious!

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https://annasfamilykitchen.com/recipes/pad-thai/

I make this one with prawns and it’s delicious. I must try the Recipe Tin Eats one as well, I love her recipes