Pad Kee Mao Talay
21 min · 7 steps
Medium: 31–60 min or 7–12 steps
About this dish
Wide rice noodles blasted in a smoking wok with prawns, squid, chilli, garlic and holy basil, sharpened with fish sauce and cherry tomatoes.
Allergy Info
Gluten, Soya, Fish, Crustaceans, Molluscs
Diet Info
Pescatarian
Ingredients
Fresh Produce
- Holy basilleaves picked30 g
- Bird's Eye Chilliesfinely chopped6
- Garlic clovesfinely chopped4 cloves
- Cherry tomatoeshalved100 g
Fish & Seafood
- Raw King Prawnspeeled and deveined200 g
- Squidcleaned and sliced into rings200 g
Dried Goods
- Wide rice noodlesfresh, separated300 g
- Palm sugargrated1 tsp
Oils & Condiments
- Fish sauce2 tbsp
- Oyster sauce1 tbsp
- Dark soy sauce1 tbsp
- Vegetable Oil3 tbsp
Utensils
- Wok
- Chopping board
- Sharp knife
- Meat thermometer
- Mixing bowl
Method
Peel and devein the prawns, slice the squid into rings, finely chop the chillies and garlic, and pick the basil leaves.
Whisk together the fish sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce and palm sugar in a small bowl.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil in a wok over high heat and stir-fry the garlic and chillies for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add the prawns and squid and stir-fry for 4 minutes until the prawns are pink, opaque and reading 63°C on a meat thermometer and the squid is opaque.
Push aside, pour in the remaining oil and the noodles, and toss for 4 minutes until tender.
Add the sauce and cherry tomatoes, and toss for 2 minutes until evenly coated.
Remove from the heat and stir through the holy basil until wilted.