Drunken Noodles Recipe (Vegetarian Drunken Noodles)
Drunken Noodles, also known as Pad Kee Mao, is a comforting Thai street-style noodle dish. Despite the name, there’s no alcohol in the dish. The story goes that it’s so spicy and flavour-packed that it’s perfect to eat with a cup of cold beer. Learn how to make Authentic drunken noodles vegetarian.
Equipment
Wok
Sauce Pan
Ingredients
- 2+2 tbsp Groundnut Oil
- 150 grams Extra Firm Tofu cubed
- 200 grams Pad Thai Rice Noodles
- 5 cloves Garlic peeled & chopped finely
- 4 no Thai red chillies chopped finely
- 1 large Onion peeled & sliced thinly
- 3 no Spring Onions cut in to strips
- ½ cup Thai Basil
For Sauce
- 2 tablespoon Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Vinegar
- 3 tablespoon Light Soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
- 2 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Bring water to a full boil. Add in rice noodles in hot water and cook as per package directions. I cooked mine for around 4 to 5 mins. Now strain the noodles and rinse them in cold water and set aside.
- Mix soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt, sugar and vinegar in a bowl. Set aside.
- Heat a wok on high heat. Pour in 2 tablespoon of oil and coat on all sides of the wok. Once the oil is hot, Add in tofu and pour 3 tablespoon of sauce over the tofu and coat with the sauce. Let the tofu fry and caramelised on all sides. Keep mixing in-between so the tofu gets golden. Remove to a plate.
- In the same wok, pour 2 tablespoon of oil. Add in garlic, chillies and onions and saute for 1 minute. Add in the cooked rice noodles, remaining sauce and toss well. Add in fried tofu cubes and toss well. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Spread the noodles across the wok and allow to cook on high heat so it caramelises. Keep tossing in-between and spread again. I cooked this until noodles gets slightly char.
- Finally add in spring onions, Thai basil in the end and toss once. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Drunken Noodles Recipe (Vegetarian Drunken Noodles)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
1858
% Daily Value*
Fat
156
g
240
%
Saturated Fat
26
g
163
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
50
g
Monounsaturated Fat
72
g
Sodium
3899
mg
170
%
Potassium
400
mg
11
%
Carbohydrates
103
g
34
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
9
g
10
%
Protein
15
g
30
%
Vitamin A
353
IU
7
%
Vitamin C
12
mg
15
%
Calcium
98
mg
10
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.