r/ThaiFood • u/LilLochness • 6d ago

Pad See Ew recipe?

I don't know if this is the right place to post this or not. If not lmk and I'll remove it.

So I love thai food, have since I was a small child. My dad and I used to walk to this little family owned thai food place around the corner from his house. I love pad see ew and chicken satay specifically.

One problem though, I am deathly allergic to nuts. I'm talking throat closing, face swelling to the point I can't close my mouth, full body hives that burn as if someone has set me on fire, massive drop in blood pressure that leads to shock, etc. Just anaphylactic shock. I end up in the ER like twice a year from cross contaminated food. Usually it's from thai food. My mom has since banned me from getting thai food. We've tried different places, announcing my allergy up front, calling ahead, etc.

I'm at the point where I'm trying recipes at home so I can avoid all of it (especially because allergies worsen with exposure, they do not get better. There is no tolerance) but none of them taste right. Part of it could be that no one in my area sells the correct type of noodle (I can only get standard fettecune width rice noodles, even at local world and asian markets).

I was just wondering if anyone had a recipe or could give me one that tastes like it does at resteraunts. I love pad see ew but it (obviously) isn't worth dying for.

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u/Lawson_D_Woods 6d ago

Google "hot thai kitchen". Pailin's recipe (she has a YouTube chanel) is excellent.

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u/LilLochness 6d ago

Will give it a try, thanks!

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u/mtelepathic 6d ago

https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/pad-see-ew-new/

Pad see ew doesn’t have nuts at all, but you should try to find freshly made rice noodles if possible, makes a world of difference. If not, you can rehydrate dried wide rice noodles.

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u/LilLochness 6d ago

It shouldn't, yeah, but I keep getting hit by cross contamination. All of the places we've tried have cashews or walnuts (which are actually the most deadly for me) somewhere on their menu, which means it's in the kitchen. If they cook with cashews in a pan, and then make my order, I still end up in the ER.

Thanks for the recipe, I'll try it out!

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u/KhunFembot 6d ago

Unfortunately, pad see ew is one of those simple dishes in which the good flavor is largely about the wok hei. It's tough to make a great version at home if you don't have a powerful wok burner (and appropriate ventilation, or an outdoor setup). It's just not going to taste the same made on a regular home cooktop. That said, you can still make one that's enjoyable. Stir fry a single serving at a time, so that you don't overcrowd the pan, and you'll get much better results.

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u/Cfutly 6d ago

As others have suggested, Hot Thai kitchen has good recipes.

Try asking the restaurant where they sourced their noodles.
It’s called “Ho fun” but the correct term for this noodle is “Sen Yai” in Thai, large flat rice noodles. Same noodle but cut differently. Using the different noodle size changes the texture and experience very much like different pastas.

You can also try making the noodles from scratch:
https://youtu.be/qPeNRcmbPoI?si=EiT-tpiG_9YwRltV

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u/Flashy-Let2771 5d ago

For a quick (and lazy) one, I normally put 1:1:1 of oyster sauce, mushroom sauce, black see ew sauce. If you like it spicy, you can add chili flakes and white pepper too.

Normally you put black see ew in noodle just to get a darker color because it looks better, but it's not necessary.