Name: Phat Thai
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 400g thick, dried, flat rice noodle (banh pho), we used Thai Taste rice noodles from Waitrose; 4 large garlic cloves finely chopped; 1 small bunch coriander stems or roots finely chopped, leaves reserved; 50ml vegetable oil; 200g raw prawns peeled; 85g pickled turnips chopped (optional); 1 tbsp sugar; 3 eggs beaten; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 300g beansprouts; juice 1 lime; 1 bunch spring onions sliced on the diagonal; 100g roasted peanuts crushed; 3 red chillies deseeded and finely chopped

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Phat Thai

John Torode

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 12 mins

Plus soaking

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Try an authentic version of this classic Thai snack food. You can swap the prawns for thin strips of chicken if you like

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Ingredients

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400g thick, dried, flat rice noodle

(banh pho), we used Thai Taste rice noodles from Waitrose
4 large garlic cloves

finely chopped
1 small bunch coriander

stems or roots finely chopped, leaves reserved
50ml vegetable oil
200g raw prawns

peeled
85g pickled turnips

chopped (optional)
1 tbsp sugar
3 eggs

beaten
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp fish sauce
300g beansprouts
juice 1 lime
1 bunch spring onions

sliced on the diagonal
100g roasted peanuts

crushed
3 red chillies

deseeded and finely chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal750
fat30g
saturates5g
carbs94g
sugars9g
fibre5g
protein31g
salt2.73g

Method

step 1

Soak the noodles in cold water for up to 2 hrs, then drain and set aside. Using a pestle and mortar, pound the garlic with the chopped coriander stems or roots.
step 2

Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat. When shimmering, add the garlic and coriander mix. Stir for a few moments, then add the prawns and pickled turnip, if using. Cook for 30 secs, then add the sugar. Add the noodles and stir for 1 min, making sure everything is well mixed. Add the eggs and cook for 2 mins more.
step 3

Pour in the oyster and fish sauce, then add the beansprouts, lime juice, most of the spring onions, most of the roasted peanuts and most of the chilli. Toss and cook for around 2 mins, then serve scattered with coriander and the rest of the chilli, peanuts and spring onions.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2010

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