Recipes · Thai · Main Courses
Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao)
One serving has 706 kcal and 36 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (103%), selenium (98%), pyridoxine (92%), niacin (77%), vitamin C (73%) and phosphorus (71%). Ready in 20 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (339 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: egg, fish, gluten, poultry, shellfish, soy
Ingredients
- 90 g Rice noodles, dry
- 100 g Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 8 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 15 g Basil, fresh
- 6 g Soy sauce
- 8 g Oyster sauce
- 4 g Fish sauce
- 5 g Sugar
- 30 g Bell pepper, red, raw
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 15 g Vegetable oil
Method
- Soak the wide rice noodles in hot water for 10 minutes until pliable, then drain.
- Slice the chicken thinly and pound the garlic and chillies together into a coarse paste.
- Heat the oil in a wok over high heat, add the garlic-chilli paste and stir-fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add the chicken and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes until it is cooked through with no pink left (74°C/165°F).
- Push the chicken aside, crack in the egg, scramble briefly, then mix it through.
- Add the noodles, bell pepper, soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar, and toss constantly over high heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the basil leaves until just wilted, then serve right away while hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 706 kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 84.4 g | |
| Water | 189 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.7 g | 9% |
| Protein | 36.4 g | 76% |
| Tryptophan | 0.45 g | |
| Threonine | 1.5 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.7 g | |
| Leucine | 3 g | |
| Lysine | 2.9 g | |
| Methionine | 0.93 g | |
| Cystine | 0.49 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.6 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.4 g | |
| Valine | 2 g | |
| Histidine | 1.2 g | |
| Fat | 23.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 10.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.8 g | |
| Saturated | 4.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.13 g | |
| Cholesterol | 259 mg | |
| Calcium | 99.8 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.26 mg | 29% |
| Iron | 2.8 mg | 16% |
| Magnesium | 73.6 mg | 24% |
| Manganese | 0.9 mg | 50% |
| Phosphorus | 494 mg | 71% |
| Potassium | 637 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 53.8 µg | 98% |
| Sodium | 1,146 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.4 mg | 30% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.5 mg | 45% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10.8 mg | 77% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.5 mg | 50% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.2 mg | 92% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 65.4 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.71 µg | 30% |
| Choline | 242 mg | 57% |
| Vitamin A | 180 µg | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 55 mg | 73% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 42 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 3.1 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin K | 92.7 µg | 103% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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