Pad Thai Sauce

a closeup of a dish of pad thai with shrimp

My four-ingredient Pad Thai Sauce is ready in less than a minute and packed with flavor! Homemade Pad Thai has never been so easy!

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Prep Time 1

Total Time 1

Course Sauce

Cuisine Asian-inspired

Servings Tablespoons

Calories 28 kcal

Equipment

small bowl

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons Fish sauce
2 Tablespoons Soy sauce
4 Tablespoons Tamarind paste see notes for substitutions
3 Tablespoons Brown sugar

Instructions

In a small bowl, add all ingredients, and stir together until the brown sugar completely dissolves.
3 Tablespoons Fish sauce, 2 Tablespoons Soy sauce, 4 Tablespoons Tamarind paste, 3 Tablespoons Brown sugar
Set sauce aside until the noodles are fully cooked- this sauce does best added at the last minute!

Notes

If you can't find tamarind paste, substitute 4 Tablespoons of lime juice and 1 extra Tablespoon of brown sugar.
This sauce keeps well and is delicious as a dip or used for salad dressing! Make extra and keep it in the fridge!
For an extra delicious dish, sprinkle the finished product with crushed peanuts and an extra squeeze of lime juice.
- - Soy-Free Pad Thai Sauce: Instead of soy sauce, use coconut aminos. They're very sweet, so use half the brown sugar if you're using aminos.
  - Vegan Pad Thai Sauce: Replicate the flavor of fish sauce without the fish with my Vegan Fish Sauce recipe! Use it in place of the regular fish sauce.Variations:
Gluten-Free Pad Thai Sauce: Swap out the soy sauce for tamari - it'll taste the same, but have no hidden wheat gluten!

Nutrition

Serving: 1TablespoonCalories: 28kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 0.04gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 523mgPotassium: 57mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.3mg

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