Pad Thai
Pad Thai is a classic Thai stir-fried noodle main course with flat rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, peanuts and a tangy tamarind-soy sauce. The Thermomix TM7 mixes the signature sauce to a silky consistency and steams the noodles gently in the Varoma, delivering authentic street-food flavour at home with minimal effort.
About this recipe
Pad Thai Thermomix TM7 brings Thailand's most beloved street-food noodles straight into your kitchen as a quick weeknight dinner. Searching for authentic Pad Thai recipes often leads to long ingredient lists and wok anxiety, but this all-in-one kitchen machine version keeps everything manageable: the built-in scale weighs the flat rice noodles precisely on the mixing bowl lid, the TM7 blends soy sauce, fish sauce, tomato purée and tamarind paste into a glossy, well-balanced sauce, and the Varoma gently steams the noodles until they are supple rather than soggy. Crushed unsalted peanuts add crunch, fresh bean sprouts keep things crisp, and a squeeze of lime lifts the whole plate. With eggs, garlic and spring onion rounding out the stir-fry, this main course delivers that signature tangy-salty-sweet Pad Thai flavour in a single guided workflow, making it perfect for weeknights.
Preparation tips
- Soak the flat rice noodles until they are pliable but still firm before steaming them in the Varoma; they finish cooking in the sauce later, which prevents a mushy Pad Thai and keeps that classic chewy bite.
- Toast the unsalted peanuts in a dry pan before crushing them; the extra roasting deepens their nuttiness and gives the finished Pad Thai a warmer, more aromatic crunch than raw peanuts would.
- Add the bean sprouts and a squeeze of lime only at the very end of cooking so they stay crisp and fresh; if you prefer a milder dish, reduce the fish sauce slightly and serve extra lime wedges alongside.
Recipe variations
- Vegetarian Pad Thai: replace the fish sauce with extra soy sauce and a pinch of seaweed flakes for savoury depth, and scramble the eggs as usual; the tamarind and lime keep the flavour authentically tangy without any fish products.
- Chicken Pad Thai: steam thin strips of chicken breast in the Varoma together with the noodles, then toss everything through the sauce; the juices flavour the noodles and the peanuts and bean sprouts finish it off.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weighing the flat rice noodles directly on the mixing bowl lid, the TM7 ensures exact portions without a separate kitchen scale. [Precision Control]
- Steaming the rice noodles gently in the Varoma, the Thermomix keeps them supple and chewy, never soggy or clumped together. [Multi-Function]
- The TM7 grinds the unsalted peanuts in seconds into a coarse, aromatic crumble for that essential Pad Thai crunch. [Multi-Function]
- Mixing soy sauce, fish sauce and tamarind paste at high speed, the Thermomix blends a silky, lump-free sauce with balanced flavour. [Built-in Scale]
- Heating the egg and sauce mixture with precise temperature control, the TM7 cooks the Pad Thai base without any burning or sticking. [Precision Control]