Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao)

    20m prep time
    35m total time
    Easy level
    16 ingredients

Thai Drunken Noodles, known as Pad Kee Mao, are a vibrant stir-fried noodle dish bursting with heat, garlic, and aromatic flavors. Despite the playful name, there’s no alcohol in the recipe. The story goes that the fiery spice is powerful enough to revive even the sleepiest or most tipsy diner!

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions and prepare all the vegetables as per the instructions in the ingredients list.

Step 2

Mix together the oyster sauce, soy, fish sauce, brown sugar and chilli crisp oil (watch out, it's hot!) with a splash of **water.

Step 3

Heat the sesame oil in wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add the shallots and carrot and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chicken and season with a little pepper and salt, cooking until it's cooked through. Add garlic and ginger paste and cook for 10 seconds. Add the green pepper, courgette, tomato and the whites of the **spring onion and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 4

Add the cooked noodles to the pan and pour the sauce over the noodles. Toss and cook for a few minutes until warmed through. Remove from heat and stir in basil.

Step 5

Serve, garnished with the remaining tops of the spring onion and extra chilli oil, sriracha, or crushed red pepper for added spice.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 250g Wide Rice Noodles 1 x Mama Instant Rice Noodles 225g
  • 0.5 tsp Chilli Crisp Oil, or thai red curry paste 1 x Lee Kum Kee Chiu Chow Chilli Oil 170g
  • 3 tbsp Oyster Sauce 1 x Lee Kum Kee Panda Oyster Sauce 510g
  • 1 Red Pepper, thinly sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Red Pepper
  • 2 Spring Onions, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Spring Onions Bunch 100g
  • 3 tsp Fish Sauce 1 x Blue Dragon Fish Sauce 150ml
  • 2 Ripe Tomatoes, cut into thin petals, seeds removed 2 x Sainsbury's Tomatoes Loose
  • 2 Shallots, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Echalion Shallots 400g
  • 1 Courgette, thinly sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Courgettes Loose
  • 10g Thai Basil Leaves, or use regular basil, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Thai Basil 20g
  • 2 tsp Ginger and Garlic Paste 1 x KTC Minced Garlic & Ginger Paste 210g
  • 2 tbsp Sesame Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Sesame Oil, Toasted 250ml
  • 600g Chicken Breast, sliced or substitute shrimp or tofu 1 x Sainsbury's 640g British Fresh Chicken Breast Mini Fillets
  • 1 Carrots, thinly sliced 1 x Sainsbury’s Carrots Loose
  • 70ml Low Salt Soy Sauce 1 x Sainsbury's Soy Sauce Reduced Salt 150ml
  • 2 tsp Brown Sugar 1 x Sainsbury's Fairtrade Dark Soft Brown Sugar 500g
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