Pad Sataw

Name: Pad Sataw
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 150g sataw beans, peeled and halved; 250g prawns, peeled; Paste: red chillies, garlic, shallots and 1 tbsp shrimp paste, pounded; 1 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp oil

ผัดสะตอ/pad sa-TOR/

Also known as: Phat Sato, Stink Bean Stir Fry, Pad Sator Goong

About this dish

Bitter-sweet stink beans stir-fried with prawns, shrimp paste, garlic and chilli.

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Ingredients

🫛150g sataw beans, peeled and halved

🦐250g prawns, peeled

🌶️Paste: red chillies, garlic, shallots and 1 tbsp shrimp paste, pounded

🐟1 tbsp fish sauce and 1 tsp sugar

🫗2 tbsp oil

Method

Serves 3

Pound the chillies, garlic, shallots and shrimp paste.

Fry the paste in oil until fragrant.

Add the prawns and stir-fry until pink.

Add the sataw beans, fish sauce and sugar and toss for 1–2 minutes so they stay crunchy.

Serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sataw (parkia) beans are loved in southern Thailand for their pungent flavour, an acquired taste for many visitors.

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