Pad Kee Mow (Drunkard's Noodles)

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This Thai-inspired rice noodle dish is seasoned with fish sauce, oyster sauce, and soy sauce. Red pepper flakes add a bit of heat, while barely cooked veggies add color and crunch.

Ingredients

1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/2 small lime, juiced
1 tablespoon palm sugar
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
1 (16 ounce) package fresh rice noodles
warm water, as needed
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 yellow onion, sliced
1/2 cup oyster sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 red bell pepper, sliced
2 small tomatoes, seeded and sliced
4 green onions, chopped
2 cups fresh Thai basil leaves

Directions

1 Whisk together rice vinegar, fish sauce, lime juice, palm sugar, red pepper flakes, and black pepper in a large bowl.
2 Marinate chicken into rice vinegar mixture; set aside while preparing remaining ingredients.
3 Separate rice noodles in warm water, about 5 minutes; drain.
4 Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Cook and stir the garlic and onion in the hot oil until the onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
5 Increase heat to medium-high. Stir chicken and marinade into onion mixture; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center and sauce begins to thicken, 7 to 10 minutes.
6 Stir rice noodles, oyster sauce, soy sauce, red bell pepper, tomatoes, green onion, and basil leaves into the chicken mixture; cook and stir until sauce is evenly distributed and noodles are tender, 5 minutes more.