Vegetarian Pad Thai Easy Skillet Recipe

How to Baked Tofu

This recipe calls for baked tofu. Baking tofu is actually pretty simple. This tofu recipe takes you step-by-step through the entire process. Make extra because you can use tofu in lots of other dishes in place of meat. Enter your email & I’ll send it to your inbox. Plus, get great new recipes from me every week! By submitting this form, you consent to receive emails from Minstry of Curry Typical pad Thai is fried with eggs and fish sauce. I often make this vibrant recipe without the fish sauce and it tastes so good. Although I have added eggs to this recipe, they are completely optional. It still has bold umami flavors but without any animal-based foods. If you love vegetarian Thai food you have to try my recipes for Thai basil fried rice and Thai Panang Curry!
Before you buy any rice noodles for pad Thai, always look at the ingredients. You want to buy authentic rice noodles that have those 2 to 3 ingredients. My favorite brand is A Taste of Thai Brand Rice Linguini noodles.
It is by far the best pad Thai sauce I have ever used. The second-best store-bought sauce would be Thai Kitchen Pad Thai Sauce. I find it a bit too sweet but you can always add 1 to 2 tablespoons of chili garlic paste to balance the sweetness. Here is my homemade vegan pad Thai sauce recipe. It’s so easy! Mix the ingredients below in a small saucepan. Cook on low medium heat until the sauce comes to a full boil and starts to thicken. Makes about ¾ cup

2 tablespoons soy sauce ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed ¼ cup water 2 tablespoons tamarind paste 2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce

Step 1: Prep all the ingredients. Start with soaking the rice noodles. I like to soak them in hot water for 10 minutes but you can also follow the instructions on the package. Also, cook the tofu and reserve it. Cut the vegetables. Step 2: Saute veggies and fry the eggs. If you want it to be completely vegan, then leave out the eggs. One of the easiest ways to vary this recipe is to add your favorite vegetables. Finely chop up some zucchini and add it to the pad Thai. Make it spicier by adding more chili paste and some red pepper flakes. If you want it to taste extra-mild, decrease the chili paste just a bit.