Grammy's Kitchen · Pad Thai · Rainbow Vegetarian Pad Thai with Peanuts and
One of 35 pad thai recipes we measured
from pinchofyum.com
It ranks #1 of 35 for brightness among the pad thai recipes we compared. 195 cooks on pinchofyum.com rate it 4.3★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 35.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 24% | 12% |
| protein add | 0% | 200% |
| egg | 44% | 44% |
| aromatics | 71% | 42% |
| vegetables and beans | 284% | 0% |
| salt | 45% | 20% |
| acid | 26% | 3% |
| sweetener | 35% | 19% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 113 g | 4 ounces brown rice noodles* (you can get stir-fry type noodles or Pad Thai noodles – and usually that’s half a box) |
| 200 g | 1 zucchini |
| 2 g | 1 red pepper |
| half a yellow onion | |
| 122 g | 2 carrots |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons oil |
| 50 g | 1 egg, beaten |
| 73 g | 1/2 cup peanuts, chopped |
| 80 g | 1/2 cup fresh herbs like cilantro, green onions, and basil, chopped |
| 51 g | 3 tablespoons fish sauce or vegan fish sauce substitute |
| 40 g | 3 tablespoons brown sugar (or sub another sweetener) |
| 45 g | 3 tablespoons chicken or vegetable broth |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons white vinegar |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon soy sauce |
| 1 teaspoon chili paste (sambal oelek) |
Method: 5 steps, published by pinchofyum.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is my go to pad thai recipe and i've made it dozens of times! I do have some tweaks that help me get the best results. -i sautee the onions first for 2-3 minutes, add in the peppers and cook they are slightly soft, then the carrots till heated through an” — a cook, 5.0★
“(Actually made recipe) Normally I enjoy recipes from Pinch of Yum, but this one was bad. The noodles were rock hard (do you use a certain brand??) so we had to cook some noodles separately to add in. Also, I love fish sauce, but this was disgustingly fishy. ” — a cook, 1.0★