Awhile back I asked you all for your go to pad
thai sauce recipe. A suggestion of the
Vegan with a vengeance recipe was given... Well John and I gave it a try! It smelled NOTHING like any pad
thai we've ever had, all we could smell was the hot chili sauce totally overpowering everything. I was
less then enthusiastic to try it... with some
hemming and hawing.. first bite... yum! It was pretty close to the real deal, excitedly we dug in... only to realize the more we ate, more sickeningly sweet the sauce became... The sauce calls for 6 Tbs of sugar... I was so set on following the recipe spot on even though it seemed like to much, DUMP it all went in... BAD IDEA. This sauce has promise... just a sweet promise. I'll
definitely try it again, minus the sugar, and see how it tastes. I'll let you know how it goes!!!
Either way, it sure did look pretty :) And if anyone has another suggestion PLEASE PLEASE let me know!!!
PS tomorrow is John's birthday!! Happy Birthday sweets!! I'm sure I'll have a bunch of fun things posted next week that I made for his birthday weekend of chow!
I get a really good vegan pad thai at our local Thai restaurant that is really good but I've never made my own. Definitely something to try to make at home one day. Have a fun weekend!
ReplyDeleteHappy early birthday to John!
ReplyDeleteIt looks yummy! Sorry it was too sweet!
I'm so glad to see someone else who understands the importance of balance in cuisine, especially Asian, as that's kind of their thing.
ReplyDeleteWas there very much soy sauce in there? I wouldn't leave the sugar out altogether, but would reduce and add some salty if there's not much.
I hate it when a recipe disappoints. So sad. I'm sorry the pad thai let you down, Step, and I hope someone will offer another - better - recipe. I'd like to try making it too.
ReplyDeleteIt looks good! I hope you can tweek it so it is a little less sweet! Happy Birthday to John! Have a fun weekend!
ReplyDeletethanks for all the birthday wishes to john!
ReplyDeleteAleta there was 6 Tbs of soy sauce, so an equal amount to the sugar. I'll add some sugar next time just a very tiny bit, and increase if needed :)
It really is sad when recipes don't turn out as well as you hope they would!
hey there steph! love the posts! would you mind sending me an email so i could ask you a brief question? many thanks :)
ReplyDeleteWas it white sugar? I wonder if you used actual palm sugar if it would make a difference, because that's traditionally what's used in Pad Thai. It may help tone down the sweetness a bit.
ReplyDeleteHi Tim! The recipe just said sugar so I assumed it was white sugar and that is what I used. Thanks for the idea to use palm sugar! I'll have to pick some up to try :)
ReplyDeleteA bit of a bummer there. Next time, it'll probably be just right with your tweaks.
ReplyDeleteWow, 6 tablepoons of sugar is a lot! I have to agree, it does look perfect though! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday John! I'm sorry it didn't turn out so good! It looks yummy!
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