Once again the old fart is joined by the lovely Khwanjai in an effort to impart some basic information about The types of Noodles Used in Thai cooking.
Today Jules is eating Pad Kii Mau often called Drunken Noodles, as some people believe beer is used in the cooking. This is not the case and they should be more correctly called Drunkards Noodles as they are quite spicy and said to revive drunks. One things for sure it will certainly liven up your palate. It’s not easy for Thais to pronounce the letter “R” so “Drunkards” is most probably misunderstood by foreigners to mean “Drunken” and then the beer myth creeps in naturally.
Here’s a link to the Full Public Drunken Noodles Recipe
Below is basic “bare bones” version of the recipe, complete with a video trailer to give you a better idea
In the video you will see the three basic types of Rice Noodles, Sen Mii = Vermicelli, Sen Lek = Medium size Rice noodles and Sen Yai = Wide Rice nodles plus the most commonly used noodle of all (in my kitchen anyway) Baa Mee = Egg noodles. There are quite a few other types of noodles which we’ll cover in another video
All of these shown are fresh and if you can get them it’s always the best way to buy, if you are stuck with dried, the simple answer is to soak them in warm water for 20 minutes before you cook, of course not forgetting to drain them thoroughly first.
In the video tutorial, Khwanjai prepares this recipe in under ten minutes including preparation so it really is a quick and easy Thai Noodles Recipe. There is however one unusual and not commonly found ingredient known as Kachai = Lesser Siamese Ginger can be bought from Asian stores most usually preserved so it won’t taste quite the same as the real fresh item however we do suggest a great alternative in the tutorial, not just for that but for practically all the ingredients. Of course, if you changed everything it wouldn’t really be Pad Kii Mau so discretion is advised
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Here is the Full Public Drunken Noodles Recipe
Below is basic “bare bones” version of the recipe, complete with this video trailer to give you an idea
The Full video tutorial is jam packed with Khwanjai’s top tips
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That’s it from me (and the boss)
Enjoy!
Warmest Regards
Jules and Khwanjai
Drunken Noodles Recipe
Pad Kii Mau
Ingredients:
1 Cup of Wide Rice noodles” (sen yai) about 100g
100 gr Pork
3 Baby Corn
1 Cup Kale
1 Cup Holy Basil
1 1/2 Tbs Kachai
1 Tbs Green Pepper Corns
3 Thai Chillies
2 Garlic Cloves
1 Tbs Sugar
1 Tbs Fish Sauce
1 Tbs Thai Seasoning Sauce
2 Tbs Oyster Sauce
1 ts Chicken Stock Powder ( 1/2 cube)
2Tbs Oil
If any of these ingredients are unknown to you visit our Thai Food Wiki
Prepare:
Cut Pork into thin slices
Crush the Chillies and Garlic
Cut Veggies into bites size pieces
Cook:
Heat the oil medium high heat, put in chillies and garlic and quick fry
Add Pork and stir until white
Add Kachai, Kale, Baby Sweet Corn and Green Peppers and stir for about 1 minute, smalls lovely
Add Noodles, Seasoning Sauce, Fish Sauce, Oyster sauce, Chicken Stock and sugar, continue stirring..
Add Holy Basil and stir about 1/2 a minute and……..
Done! You just learned how to make Thai Drunken Noodles
Serving:
Serve in a bowl and eat with chop sticks (try that if you’re drunk or hung over)
Now you’ve mastered this one try our Noodles with Pork Recipe, dare I say it, pot noodles are based on this recipe, but this is wholesome and is almost as quick to make. Another recipe using thin Rice noodles this time is our Pad Thai Recipe alternatively you may want to try a nice Egg noodles recipe suitable for kids as well, our Yakisoba Recipe is also quick and easy to make
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