Description
This Pad Thai Sauce recipe is the perfect balance of sweet, sour, and salty flavors, essential for creating an authentic Pad Thai dish. With just a few simple ingredients, you can whip up this flavorful sauce in no time.
Ingredients
Scale
Tamarind Sauce:
- 1/4 cup tamarind paste
Seasonings:
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/4 cup palm sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes (optional)
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine tamarind paste, fish sauce, palm sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and water.
- Cook: Stir constantly until the sugar dissolves and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 3–5 minutes.
- Add Chili Flakes: Add chili flakes if desired for extra heat. Remove from heat and let cool before using in your Pad Thai dish.
Notes
- Adjust the sweetness, saltiness, or sourness to your taste by tweaking the sugar, fish sauce, or tamarind levels.
- This sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week in a sealed container.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 790mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
