Description
The national stir-fried rice noodle dish. Flavored with a sweet-sour-salty sauce of tamarind, palm sugar, and fish sauce, tossed with tofu, egg, and shrimp.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Sen Lek(Rice noodles)
- Shrimp
- Firm tofu
- Tamarind paste
- Peanuts
Instructions
- Soak rice noodles.
- Sauté shrimp, firm tofu, egg.
- Add noodles, tamarind sauce, toss quickly with bean sprouts and chives.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Kishimen, Umeboshi+Brown sugar (Tamarind sub)
Pairing
None
Trivia
[Trivia] Created by the Thai government in the 1930s to promote nationalism, modifying a Chinese noodle dish with Thai elements (tamarind).
Eating tips & etiquette
Customize at the table using the condiment caddy (chili powder, sugar, fish sauce, vinegar).
Allergen
Shrimp, Egg, Soy, Peanuts