Pad Mama, or Thai Instant Noodle Stir-Fry, is a classic Thai dish made using the MAMA brand of instant noodles that you can find in most Asian markets around the world.
This classic stir-fry dish, mixed with a handful of vegetables and seasonings, brings out the variety of flavorful tastes the Thai cuisine is best known for. The recipe transforms the classic instant ramen into a delicious and flavorful dish that you just can not get enough of.
MAMA instant noodles are available in various flavors such as pork soup, shrimp Tom Yum spicy soup, Yen Ta Fo, green curry, and more. For this recipe, we are going to prepare them as a stir-fry with a mix of various sauces and seasonings you can find at home.
What I love about this recipe is its simplicity, allowing you to prepare it in less than 25 minutes. You also have the flexibility to include whichever protein and vegetables you might want to eat that particular day like eggs, tofu, chicken, pork, or seafood, etc.
You can enhance the taste even more and add nutritious greens like broccoli, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, carrot, bok choy, or any leafy greens you have available. You can further adjust the taste with oyster sauce, sweet and non-sweet soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, chili flakes, and more.
For this recipe, if you can not find the Thai-branded instant noodle, Mama, you can also substitute it with any other brand available at your local store.
If you are looking for an easy-to-make noodle dish at home with a touch of Thai flavors, be sure to give this recipe a go.
For more Thai noodle recipes, check out some of these dishes: Authentic Thai Drunken Noodle (Pad Kee Mao) Street Food, Thai Stir Fried Noodle (Pad See Ew), Northern Thai Stir Fried Fermented Rice Noodle (Pad Mee/Pad Khanom Chin), and Thai Authentic Shrimp And Glass Noodles (Goong Ob Woonsen).
Now, let’s get cooking!
To make this recipe, you are going to need:
- 2 Packs of Instant noodles ( Pork soup flavor)
- 2 eggs
- 200 g. Mixed vegetable, bite-sized
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 pack of MAMA seasoning oil flavor from the MAMA pack
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 4 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons chili flakes
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to make Thai Instant Ramen Noodle Stir-Fry (Pad Mama) Recipe
1 Begin by gathering all the essential ingredients.
2 Bring a wok or pot to a boil on medium-high heat. Add the instant noodles to the wok and pour enough water to cover them.
3 Boil the instant noodles for approximately 2 minutes, ensuring they remain slightly firm as you are going to have to stir again later. Once that is done, drain the water and remove the instant noodles from the wok.
4 Using the same wok or pot on medium-high heat, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and 1 pack of seasoning oil from the instant noodle package. Then, add the minced garlic and stir until fragrant.
5 Add the cooked instant noodles to the wok and coat them with oyster sauce, soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, sugar, and chili flakes. Stir quickly until the noodles are evenly coated with the sauce.
6 Push the noodles to one side of the pan, then add 2 eggs to the other side and scramble them.
7 Add as many mixed vegetables as you like and combine them well with the noodles and eggs.
8 Stir until the vegetables are soft, then remove the wok from the heat.
9 Transfer everything to the plate, and then you can adjust the taste to your liking with sugar, chili, and lemon juice, much like other Thai noodle dishes. And that is it. Enjoy!
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Thai Instant Ramen Noodle Stir-Fry (Pad Mama) Recipe
Searching for an easy-to-make noodle dish with a touch of Thai spice? Pad Mama, or Thai instant ramen noodle stir-fry, is a classic Thai dish that you can easily prepare at home with our simple-to-follow recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 Packs of Instant noodles ( Pork soup flavor)
- 2 eggs
- 200 g. Mixed vegetable, bite-sized
- 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 pack of MAMA seasoning oil flavor from the MAMA pack
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 4 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons chili flakes
Directions
- Begin by gathering all the essential ingredients.
- Bring a wok or pot to a boil on medium-high heat. Add the instant noodles to the wok and pour enough water to cover them.
- Boil the instant noodles for approximately 2 minutes, ensuring they remain slightly firm as you are going to have to stir again later. Once that is done, drain the water and remove the instant noodles from the wok.
- Using the same wok or pot on medium-high heat, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil and 1 pack of seasoning oil from the instant noodle package. Then, add the minced garlic and stir until fragrant.
- Add the cooked instant noodles to the wok and coat them with oyster sauce, soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, sugar, and chili flakes. Stir quickly until the noodles are evenly coated with the sauce.
- Push the noodles to one side of the pan, then add 2 eggs to the other side and scramble them.
- Add as many mixed vegetables as you like and combine them well with the noodles and eggs.
- Stir until the vegetables are soft, then remove the wok from the heat.
- Transfer everything to the plate, and then you can adjust the taste to your liking with sugar, chili, and lemon juice, much like other Thai noodle dishes. And that is it. Enjoy!
