Pad See Ew is an easy stir-fry dish and the ingredients are easy to find too. You can you use dry noodles if you can’t find fresh noodles but you have to make the noodles soft first. Soak them in lukewarm water for 5 to 10 minutes and as soon as they are soft rinse them under cold water to prevent overcooking. Drain the noodles ready for cooking. For vegetables in Thailand we always use Chinese broccoli because it is easy to find and not expensive here but you can use broccoli and other vegetables you like such as kale, cabbage, bean sprouts, baby corn, sprouts, carrot etc.
Ingredients
- 2 -3 stalks Chinese broccoli
- 1 tablespoon dark sweet soy sauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 lb (450 g) fresh flat rice noodles
- 2 cloves crushed garlic
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 200 g cup thinly sliced (3 mm) pork (instead you can use prawns, chicken or squid)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
Pork Marinade
- 1 large egg
- ¼ tsp sesame oil
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- 2 tsp oyster sauce
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons tapioca starch
How to Make It
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For Preparation
- Marinate the pork for at least 30 minutes Mix the pork with all the marinade. I normally do this the day before and the result is delicious. Cut Chinese broccoli into 1 to 2 inch lengths. Thick stems take longer to cook so cut them at an angle (on the bias) into thin pieces. Now the leaves and stems will cook at the same rate. Crush the garlic in a mortar. Slice pork thinly. Prepare all the sauces ready for cooking. For Cooking
- Heat the pan then put the oil in and use a high heat. After that add the crushed garlic and stir until you get an aromatic garlic smell and the color is slightly brown.
- Add pork and stir until it’s cooked (about 5 minutes).
- Add 2 eggs and scramble until it is almost all cooked (not watery anymore).
- Stir to break up the noodles.
- Add seasoning and dark sweet soy sauce and sugar, stir and mix with noodles and pork.
- Add the Chinese broccoli stems first. I usually add half the leaves and stir until they wilt then add the rest of the leaves but if you have room you can add all at the same time. As soon as the Chinese broccoli is cooked, turn off the heat.
- Serve and season with white pepper and eat while hot.
- Sprinkle with white pepper on top and serve with standard Thai condiments.
