Roasted peanuts(thus lisong khua)

Essential Ingredients pad thai

Roasted peanuts(thus lisong khua)

Coarsely chopped or crushed roasted peanut is an important flavoring garnish for almost any kinds of pad thai. For a richer and nuttier flavor, it is best freshly made by pad-roasting shelled raw peanuts on low heat until their skins turn oily and evenly golden brown.

Roasted peanuts(thus lisong khua)

Let cool down and skin before crushing them with a mortar and pestle, or grinding in a food processor. Although Thai cooking does not extensively use peanuts, they figure prominently in pad thai and tom yam noodle soups.