Pad See Ew (ผัดซีอิ๊ว)
Pad See Eew is probably the most popular stir fry rice noodles eaten inside Thailand. While Pad Thai is known and loved around the world, Pad See Ew is what locals would vote for.
Servings 2 person
Ingredients
- 400 g ho fun noodles fresh ones sold in the fridge, cut into 1 inch width
- 50 g broccoli spears
- 2 medium eggs
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 4 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 tbsp sweet, dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce or mushroom sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp white pepper powder
Pork marinade
- 200 g pork loin or preferred choice of protein
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- ½ tsp baking powder optional, it helps tenderises the meat
- 1 tsp cooking oil
Instructions
Prep
- Slice the pork loin into thin slices, add the meat marinade seasonings and leave to marinade for at least 20 minutes.
- Cut the broccoli spears into 1-inch length pieces. Blanch the broccoli spears in salted boiling water for about 1 minute. Set it aside.
Frying Pad See Ew
- In a hot wok, drizzle about 2 tbsp of cooking oil and swirl it around so that it coats the wok. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of sugar and let it caramelise for about 30 seconds.
- When you can see the sugar turns brown, add the cut ho fun noodle and toss it around the wok to avoid it sticking for about 1-2 minutes until it starts to soften and gain colour. Take it out of the work and set aside.
- Bring the wok back up to temperature, then add the remaining oil (about 2 tbsp). Add the pork and chopped garlic. Frying the pork until it's cooked, this should take between 3-5 minutes depending on the temperature of the wok.
- Add the noodles that we've fried earlier into the pan, then season with sweet dark soy, light soy, oyster sauce and remaining sugar. Stir it around so that the noodles are evenly coated with the sauce.
- Push the noodles to one side of the work and break the 2 eggs into the other side of the wok. When the eggs starts to cook, toss them together.
- Add the blanched broccoli. Toss it around so the sauce gets coated. Serve hot.