Drunken noodles (pad kee mao)

Ingredients

• 200g Flat Rice Noodles
• 2 tblsp Vegetable Oil
• 3 cloves Chopped Garlic
• 3 chopped Birds-eye Chillies
• 225g Sirloin steak
• 100g Broccoli
• Handful Basil Leaves
• 4 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 4 tbsp Oyster Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Fish Sauce
• 1 tblsp Sugar

Quantities are the original recipe’s. The cost is our own estimate — typical own-brand supermarket prices for these quantities, divided by 4 servings. TheMealDB does not state how many a dish serves, so 4 is our assumption, not theirs. Treat it as “about this much a head”, not a shopping bill.

Method

1. Cook the rice noodles according to the pack, then drain and set to one side.
2. Mix the soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar together in a small bowl.
3. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over a high heat.
4. Toss in the garlic and chillies and fry for about 20 seconds until just golden.
5. Add the sirloin and stir-fry for 1 minute until browned on the outside.
6. Throw in the broccoli and stir-fry for a further minute.
7. Add the drained noodles and the sauce mixture, then stir-fry for 1-2 minutes until everything is hot and well coated.
8. Stir in the basil leaves, take off the heat, and serve at once.

These steps were written by StreetOwl from the original recipe, in British English, with every oven temperature and cooking time checked against the source. They are not the original author’s words. If anything reads oddly, the original is linked below and it wins.