If you love wok charred noodles than never ever pressure cook the noodles with the sauces. Best time to add sauces: Add them after pressure cooking the noodles.We chose “Double Golden Fish Brand – Pad Thai Paste.”

Pad Thai sauce: A pad thai jar sauce is what you need to use.

A pair of fork makes the job a breeze (watch the video how I did it).

You’ll need a little more patience & time to de-tangle them as compared to regular wheat noodles. The cooked noodles tend to clump up because of the starch released. De-tangle the cooked Noodles: Pad Thai noodles are rice noodles that are naturally gluten free.Arranging the Noodles: Add them in a bird nest pattern in the instant pot or zig zag manner (watch the Video below at the bottom of the post).You’ll have amazing results every single time. The liquid to noodles ratio and the cooking time is very important here. Noodles consistency: Al dente is what we prefer.Any neutral oil: You can use either light or extra light olive oil, canola oil, avocado oil, sunflower oil or vegetable oil.īest Instant Pot Pad Thai with chicken & shrimps Tips & Tricks.Garnish: Scallions, roasted crushed peanuts & sprinkles of cayenne pepper for a slight kick.However, you can certainly up the amount if you prefer really sweet food. Add one tablespoon of sugar & the pad thai becomes a bomb. Brown Sugar: The Jar sauce is already slightly sweet so we did not add much sugar in the recipe.This single sauce elevates of the flavor this chicken Pad Thai recipe. You can also sub it with regular soy sauce or coconut aminos or tamari. However, you can skip using it altogether. Light Soy Sauce: Now this is our personal touch & we love a few dashes of this sauce.You can use either red onion or yellow onion. The jar sauce is packed with umami & contains everything a pad thai needs. You don’t need to hunt down tamarind paste & dry pickled radish (so typical of pad thai recipe) for making a sauce from scratch. Pad Thai Jar Sauce: Grab a bottle of your favorite brand’s Pad Thai Sauce.Proteins: A combo of de-shelled, de-veined Shrimp & boneless skinless diced Chicken tastes amazing in this homemade Pad Thai recipe.I used the brand ” A Taste of Thai Rice Linguine Noodles” (readily available in supermarkets around the USA). You can find them in the Asian aisle of your local supermarket. Pad Thai Noodles: They are made of rice & are naturally gluten free.

Cooked pad