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Pad pak ruam
Stir-fried mixed vegetables
ผัดผักรวม · Smoky wok-fried mixed vegetables in a garlicky soy and mushroom sauce
Pad pak ruam, 'stir-fried mixed vegetables', is the dish every Bangkok made-to-order (aharn tam sang) cook can make in ninety seconds over a roaring flame, and the one Thai office workers add to a lunch order so there is something green on the table. The vegetables stay crisp and bright, coated in a thin, glossy sauce of garlic, soy and mushroom stir-fry sauce. Restaurants use oyster sauce; the vegetarian mushroom version tastes almost the same. Serve it with jasmine rice and a fried egg, or as a side to curry. Chef's tip: cut everything before you light the stove, and add the vegetables in order of hardness, so the carrots soften while the greens stay snappy.
- Total time
- 16 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 1 ½ tbsp vegetarian mushroom stir-fry sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- ½ tsp sugar
- 3 tbsp water
For the stir-fry
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 cloves garlicroughly chopped
- 1 carrotthinly sliced on the diagonal
- 5 ½ oz broccolismall florets
- 6 baby cornhalved lengthways
- 3 ½ oz white cabbagecut into 3 cm pieces
- 3 ½ oz button or straw mushroomshalved
- 2 pak choiquartered
- 1 tomatocut into wedges
- ¼ tsp ground white pepper
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix 1 ½ tbsp vegetarian mushroom stir-fry sauce, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, ½ tsp sugar and 3 tbsp water in a cup. Line up the vegetables next to the stove: the whole stir-fry takes about 5 minutes once it starts.
Step 2: Heat a wok over the highest heat until it just starts to smoke. Add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and 4 cloves garlic and stir for 15–20 seconds, until the garlic smells sweet and is barely golden.
1 minStep 4: Add 6 baby corn, 3 ½ oz white cabbage and 3 ½ oz button or straw mushrooms and keep tossing for 1 minute. Crowding the wok is the usual mistake: if the vegetables start to stew in their own juices, turn the heat up or cook in two batches.
1 minStep 6: Dust with ¼ tsp ground white pepper, toss once more and slide onto a plate. Serve hot with rice.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 7 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does pad pak ruam take?
- About 16 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 6 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- What can I use instead of light soy sauce?
- Tamari, same amount (gluten free).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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