Grammy's Kitchen · Pad Thai · Chicken Pad Thai
One of 35 pad thai recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 35 for sauce body among the pad thai recipes we compared. 555 cooks on www.lecremedelacrumb.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 35.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 2% | 12% |
| protein add | 873% | 200% |
| egg | 44% | 44% |
| aromatics | 42% | 42% |
| salt | 15% | 20% |
| acid | 0% | 3% |
| sweetener | 41% | 19% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 8 ounces flat rice noodles |
| 1800 g | 1 large boneless skinless chicken breast (pounded to 1/2 inch thickness and chopped into bite-sized pieces ) |
| salt & pepper (to taste) | |
| 100 g | 2 eggs |
| 180 g | 1 cup fresh bean sprouts |
| 53 g | 1/3 cup sliced green onions |
| 40 g | 1/4 cup sliced white onions |
| 33 g | 1/3 cup cilantro (roughly chopped) |
| optional: peanuts | |
| 68 g | 1/4 cup ketchup |
| 34 g | 2 tablespoons fish sauce ((found in the Asian section at most grocery stores)) |
| 25 g | 2 tablespoons sugar |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon minced garlic |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon peanut butter |
| juice of 1 lime | |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon soy sauce |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.lecremedelacrumb.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Ok this was SO good. We have a no sugar added ketchup and do not use soy but I put a splash of coconut aminos in and some oyster sauce (a brand on amazon that does not have msg, food coloring, or soy) and also added way more chicken (total of 2 breasts and 5 t” — a cook, 5.0★
“I mean if I were making pad thai for westerners this would be my go to. But we found it way too sweet and there was no tamarind flavor for the sourness (limes won't cut it). I know Asian restaurant owners will use a different recipe modified for western client” — a cook, 2.0★