{"id":52344,"date":"2018-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/shrimp-pad-thai\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T09:43:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T14:43:52","slug":"shrimp-pad-thai","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/shrimp-pad-thai\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrimp Pad Thai"},"content":{"rendered":"

While authentic shrimp pad thai is undeniably delicious, sourcing some of its specialty ingredients\u2014like tamarind<\/a> sauce and an array of fresh Asian vegetables\u2014can be difficult and cost-prohibitive depending on your location and budget.<\/p>\n

Luckily, this simplified shrimp pad thai recipe makes it possible to enjoy a flavorful plate, even on your busiest weeknights. With tender noodles, succulent shrimp and a balanced sauce with sweet and umami flavors, this pad thai with shrimp is easy enough for any home cook to master. It takes 30 minutes and is made with easy-to-find ingredients, so you can make shrimp pad thai your new “takeout fake out” recipe.<\/p>\n

What is pad thai?<\/h2>\n

Pad thai is a popular Thai recipe<\/a>. It consists of stir-fried noodles bathed in a sweet, sour and savory sauce. Often made with shrimp (or prawns), chicken or tofu, pad thai also contains\u00a0scrambled eggs and bean sprouts, and is typically garnished with crushed peanuts, cilantro and a squeeze of lime.<\/p>\n

The ingredients in the sauce are what give the dish its distinctive flavor, but they vary greatly from recipe to recipe. In classic pad thai recipes, a combination of fish sauce, dried shrimp, tamarind and palm sugar is used to give the recipe its iconic funky, fishy, sweet and sour flavor. Westernized versions, however, will often call for ingredients like lime juice, ketchup, brown sugar and soy sauce in an attempt to replicate the flavors of classic pad thai. Our recipe for pad thai with shrimp finds a great middle ground between the two.<\/p>\n

Ingredients for Shrimp Pad Thai<\/h2>\n