Seafood Pad Thai
Flavor packed and delicious pad Thai with seafood as the protein!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 8 ounces dry pad Thai noodles
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 red bell pepper - diced
- 8 cloves garlic - minced
- 1/2 pound bay scallops or seafood medley - fresh or frozen
- 1/2 pound shrimp - any size
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger- minced or 1 teaspoon dried ginger
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon sriracha or chili paste
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce - add double if you like fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 green onions - sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro - chopped loosely packed, add more according to preference
- 1/3 cup crushed salted peanuts
- 1/3 cup bean sprouts - optional
- Lime wedges - optional
Instructions
- Cook pad Thai noodles according to package directions then set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together the eggs and sriracha and set aside.
- Add sugar, honey, rice vinegar, fish sauce, soy sauce and lime juice into a bowl and whisk together then set aside.
- Add red bell pepper, garlic, bay scallops, shrimp and pinch of salt into a large pan and sauté until shrimp is almost cooked through.
- Add the drained pad Thai noodles to the pan with the shrimp and scallop mixture.
- Add the egg mixture into the noodles and stir until egg mixture cooks.
- Add the sauce and stir noodles and seafood around for about 3 minutes until the sauce coats everything and reduces slightly.
- Remove from heat and garnish with sliced green onions, fresh cilantro and crushed peanuts. Serve with lime wedges for those that like fresh lime juice on top.