• Home
    • Meet Me & Mr B
  • Recipes & Food
    • Appetizers, Snacks & Small Bites
    • Beverages
    • Bread Recipes
    • Condiments Recipes
    • Desserts & Sweets
    • German Recipes
    • Main Dish Recipes
    • Salad Recipes
    • Side Dish Recipes
    • Soup & Chowder
    • Sourdough Recipes
    • Recipes by Eating Style
      • Dairy-free Recipes
      • Gluten-free Recipes
      • Vegan Recipes
      • Vegetarian Recipes
    • Recipe Round-ups
  • Cozy Living
    • Arts, Crafts & DIY
    • Music Notes
  • Cozy Travel
    • Pacific NW
      • Pacific NW Hikes
      • Portland Area
      • Oregon Coast
      • Orcas Island WA
      • Southern Oregon
    • Hikes Near & Far
    • Mountain States
    • Southwestern US
    • Hawaii
    • Tennessee for Music Lovers
    • International Travel
    • One Day in…
  • Subscribe
    • Privacy Policy
      • Cookie Statement
      • Disclosure
    • Work with Us!
      • Media Kit
    • Contact Us!

The Good Hearted Woman

Home Cooking & Cozy Living

  • SOURDOUGH RECIPES & RESOURCES

Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp

July 6 By Renée 7 Comments

In Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Pan-fried Shrimp, the natural sweetness and robust texture of spiralized sweet potato noodles perfectly complements the flavors and textures of traditional Pad Thai.

Spiralized Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp | The Good Hearted Woman

This post may contain affiliate links, but don’t worry – they won’t bite.

I’ll admit it – I am just now diving into the Spiralizer pool.

In case you’ve been living in a cave for the last few years, spiral vegetable cutters, or “spiralizers,” are kitchen gadgets that cut fruits and vegetables into long noodles and ribbons, which then can be then be used in place of pasta, and as additions in salads, side dishes, etc.

There is a good reason for my reticence to Spiralize: all of the hand-held and counter-top spiralizers I’ve previously tested/used/experimented with simply don’t deliver: they crack under the strain of hard, dense vegetables; they hurt my hand and wrist to operate; and some models are a huge pain when it comes to clean up.

Then KitchenAid®  came to my rescue – with a carefully engineered, well-thought Spiralizer Attachment. I couldn’t wait to try it out! (Please note: this is not a sponsored post. I just really love this thing!}

One of the first things I tried was a combination of two of my favorite things – Thai food and sweet potatoes. The outcome – Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Pan-fried Shrimp – is a deliciously tasty dish that blends the natural sweetness and robust texture of spiralized sweet potato noodles with the traditional flavors and textures of Pad Thai.

Spiralized Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp | The Good Hearted Woman

Bonus: It’s loaded with super-healthy stuff, and takes just one pan and 30-minutes to create.

Extra Bonus: Everyone in my household loves it! (Which means that there is a good chance everyone in your house will love it too!!)

Spiralized Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp | The Good Hearted Woman

Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp is a pleasure for your senses, hitting all the taste points – sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami; plus it’s gluten-free (just use gluten free soy sauce or tamari), dairy-free, and naturally high in fiber. Bottom line though – it tastes amazing!

Spiralized Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp | The Good Hearted Woman

Sweet Potato Shrimp Pad Thai

Prep Time30 mins
Total Time30 mins
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Course: Main Dish
Servings: 4 -6 servings
Author: Renée B. ♥ The Good Hearted Woman

Ingredients

Sauce

  • Zest & juice from one lime
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 3 tablespoons Sweet Chili Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce or tamari
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Shrimp

  • 1 lb medium shrimp 70-80/lb, shelled and cleaned
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil or refined coconut oil
  • 1 clove garlic minced

Sweet Potato Noodles

  • 2 large orange-fleshed sweet potatoes aka yams Spiralized
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil or refined coconut oil
  • 1 large onion peeled & sliced thinly root to end
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 red bell pepper sliced in thin strips
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Garnish

  • Chopped cilantro
  • Chopped peanuts
  • Sliced green onions
  • Crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

Sauce

  • Combine sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk to combine. (You can also make the sauce in a small beverage blender.)

Shrimp

  • Pour 1/3 cup sauce in a large ziploc bag. Add cleaned shrimp to the bag and toss around a bit to combine. Set the rest of the sauce aside. Allow the shrimp marinate in the sauce for 15-30 minutes.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high. When a drop of water sizzles in the pan, drop the shrimp in a few at a time.(I do this in 2 batches.) Let the shrimp stay where they are when they hit the hot pan so that they get a little bit browned on one side and then flip them over. This will take just a couple of minutes - don't overcook them! The shrimp are done when they are pinkish all the way through.
  • Immediately remove the cooked shrimp from pan with a spider or slotted spoon and set aside.

Sweet Potato Noodles

  • In a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat, saute the sliced onion in 2 tablespoons of peanut oil until translucent; about 3 minutes.
  • Add garlic and sliced bell pepper and saute about 4 more minutes; until the red pepper begins to soften.
  • Add spiralized sweet potato noodles and cook for 2-3 minutes, gently folding up from the bottom of the pan a few times. Add 1/4 cup water to the pan and cover immediately. Steam for 2 minutes. Check for doneness, and then cover again and cook 2 more minutes. Repeat until noodles are tender but not mushy. (You are not making mashed potatoes!)
  • Add remaining sauce, cooked shrimp, and chopped cilantro and toss gently to combine.

Garnish & Serve

  • Garnish with additional cilantro, chopped peanuts, chopped green onions, and crushed red pepper flakes. Serve warm (although it is delicious cold too!)
Tried this recipe?Mention @TheGoodHeartedWoman or tag #thegoodheartedwoman!

Spiralized Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp | The Good Hearted Woman

Recipe Notes

  • What the heck is a Spider? A “spider” is a type of skimmer used in Asian and Dutch cooking. It is a wide shallow wire-mesh basket with a long handle, used for removing hot food from a liquid or skimming foam off when making broths. The name is derived from the wire pattern, which looks like a spider’s web. I use mine all the time.
  • Why is there no tamarind paste in this Pad Thai? Pad Thai usually relies on tamarind paste for its unique flavor profile, but I think that the combination of lime and brown sugar accomplishes this well in this dish, without requiring that you search out and buy difficult-to-find ingredients. That said, if you have tamarind paste available to you, you can definitely use it here – simply reduce the brown sugar in the  sauce by 1 tablespoon and use only 1/2 the lime juice. Dissolve 1 tablespoon tamarind paste in 1/4 cup warm water before adding it to the sauce. Do not add additional water.

Oh my gosh, I love those KitchenAid® people! They know how to do things right!! The KitchenAid Spiralizer lets your stand mixer motor do all the work. Once you figure out how to use the attachment (I found the instructions a little sub-par) it’s a breeze. Clean-up is super easy too. Waste is minimal, and what is made creates these cool little cores that can be sliced or used for garnishing.

Spiralized Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp | The Good Hearted Woman

For Lefties Only: Unlike almost every counter-top spiralizer out there, this one works equally well for lefties and non-lefties alike! (See, that’s me looking out for you.)

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that we have recommended.While clicking these links won’t cost you any extra money, they will help us keep this site up and running – and (relatively) ad-free!! Please check out our disclosure policy for more details. Thank you for your support!


Spiralized Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Shrimp | The Good Hearted Woman

Remember to Pin this post for later!
In Sweet Potato Pad Thai with Pan-fried Shrimp, the natural sweetness and robust texture of spiralized sweet potato noodles perfectly complements the flavors and textures of traditional Pad Thai. | The Good Hearted Woman

Filed Under: 30-Minute Meals, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Main Dishes, Pescatarian, Recipes Tagged With: seafood, shrimp, spiralizer, sweet potatoes, vegetables

Kahuku Shrimp Recipe Roundup

July 29 By Renée 21 Comments

Our top pick for Oahu Cheap Eats, plus a roundup of buttery, velvety, amazing Kahuku Shrimp Recipes so you can relive those North Shore memories at home!

Hawaiian Kahuku-Style Shrimp Truck Recipe Round-up | The Good Hearted Woman

This post may contain affiliate links, but don’t worry – they won’t bite.

Oahu’s North Shore Kahuku Shrimp is easily one of the most succulent, delicious things Mr B and I have ever eaten, and I can’t wait to try to make them at home! I’ve compiled a round-up of the best, most authentic sounding recipes I could find, which you will find at the end of this post. But first, our selection for the Best of the Best Oahu Cheap Eats is…

[drum-roll, please…]

Wait! Before I introduce you to the winner, just take a moment to appreciate these beauties!

I can wait.

Fumi's Shrimp Farm - Oahu Cheap Eats {Plus a Hawaiian Kahuku-Style Shrimp Truck Recipe Round-up}| The Good Hearted Woman

Guess what? They taste even better than they look!!!

So where are they, you ask?

From Honolulu, take a drive up to Oahu’s North Shore, and you will eventually come upon a number of Kahuku-style shrimp vendors – Giovanni’s famous Shrimp Truck at the Kahuku food cart pod being the most notable. (If you can’t see it for all the signatures covering the truck, you may be able to recognize it by the long line of hungry tourists stretching endlessly from it.)

Keep driving.

Farther up the coastline, you will easily spot the red Romy’s Kahuku Prawns and Shrimp shack, with its equally long nightmare of a line.

Keep driving. (Just a couple more minutes, I promise.)

Soon you will see the sea-blue sided shrimp stand of Fumi’s Shrimp Farm – with a short line, plenty of parking, lots of covered picnic table seating, and AMAZING farm-fresh shrimp.

Hoping to relive those North Shore memories and make some buttery, velvety, succulent A-MAZING Kahuku Shrimp at home? Check this out!Tweet & Share!

Check out our countdown of the Best Oahu Cheap Eats!

Wavy Line

Fumi’s Shrimp Farm {Roadside Stand, Kahuku} 

Mr. B and I both agreed that this was probably the best shrimp we’ve ever eaten – and we’ve eaten a lot of shrimp.

Fumi's Shrimp Farm - Oahu Cheap Eats {Plus a Hawaiian Kahuku-Style Shrimp Truck Recipe Round-up}| The Good Hearted Woman

The first time we came here (yes, I said first, as in, we came here more than once), I ordered the Spicy Garlic Shrimp. My plate came with nine clean, fat prawns with the shells attached, and was served with two scoops of rice, a slice of fresh, cold pineapple, and a small tossed salad.  (The pineapple slice and salad provided a nice complement, but felt mostly like a bow to social convention. I mean, you can’t really just serve a big plate of prawns and call it a plate lunch, can you?)

My shrimp was bathed in a buttery garlic sauce that brought out its sweet notes without overpowering them, and the bite was firm and tender.  They were so perfect that I think I may have even teared up a little.

At $13 a plate, this was the best deal on the island, as far as I’m concerned.

Fumi's Shrimp Farm - Oahu Cheap Eats {Plus a Hawaiian Kahuku-Style Shrimp Truck Recipe Round-up}| The Good Hearted Woman

Hot & Spicy Shrimp (left), and Spicy Garlic Shrimp

Mr. B had the Hot & Spicy Shrimp, and in his words, “that buttery texture and the sauce on the outside was so good that I couldn’t help but suck off the juice before I peeled them.” Having tried them myself, I can tell you that they were quite spicy, but not overly so.

Fumi's Shrimp Farm - Oahu Cheap Eats {Plus a Hawaiian Kahuku-Style Shrimp Truck Recipe Round-up}| The Good Hearted Woman

One thing we both noted was that the shrimp had an amazingly fresh flavor that you just can’t get from frozen shrimp. Taken directly from Fumi’s aquaculture farm out back, the shrimp we ate for lunch had been scuttling around just minutes before we arrived. (I have it on relatively good authority that same cannot be said of all the shrimp along the North Shore, as much of it comes from the Costco freezer case in Honolulu.)

Fumi's Shrimp Farm - Oahu Cheap Eats {Plus a Hawaiian Kahuku-Style Shrimp Truck Recipe Round-up}| The Good Hearted Woman

The covered picnic are at Fumi’s offers a lot to see while you eat.

Finally, if you’ve read me for any length of time, you may know that I always check out the restroom at the places I review. If there is nothing to note, I don’t, but in this case, there is.

Powder Room Review: We stopped here after a long day of kayaking, and were very happy to find that Fumi’s had not only a cleaning station where you can wash up after eating those luscious crustaceans, but also a large, clean restroom that is perfect for changing.

The only drawback to eating shrimp at Fumi’s is that it will leave you wanting more. And more. And more.

Hawaiian Kahuku Shrimp Recipe Round-up

You don't need to take a Hawaiian vacation to enjoy Oahu's North Shore Kahuku Shrimp! Here's a collection of buttery, velvety, amazing Kahuku Shrimp Recipes you can make at home!

1
blank

Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp

Photo Credit: thegourmandmom.com

For authentic Hawaiian style, use the biggest shrimp you can get your hands on. To serve it up shrimp-truck style, devein the shrimp, but leave the shells on. 

2
blank

Kahuku-Style Garlic Shrimp

Photo Credit: www.cookinghawaiianstyle.com

The north shore in Hawaii is famous for its huge waves and huge flavor found in the garlic shrimp at various restaurants and food trucks around town.

3
blank

Garlic Chili Shrimp

Photo Credit: www.cookinghawaiianstyle.com

Enjoy this recipe as a pupu (appetizer), or as a main dish over pasta or rice.

4
blank

Hawaiian Style Garlic Shrimp

Photo Credit: therecipecritic.com

Delicious famous Hawaiian shrimp cooked perfectly in a buttery garlic sauce!

5
blank

Kahuku Garlic Shrimp 

Photo Credit: www.fixfeastflair.com

Why are Kahuku Garlic Shrimp so good!? It's that amazing garlic butter sauce, spooned over two large scoops of hot, white rice.

6
blank

Kahuku Style Garlic Shrimp

Photo Credit: www.cookinghawaiianstyle.com

Raiatea Helm makes her version of Kahuku Style Shrimp, the kind that you find on the North shore shrimp trucks on Oahu.

Let’s make a deal: I haven’t had a chance to try any of these Kahuku Shrimp recipes yet, but when I do, I will be sure to leave an update. Your part of this deal is, if you try one (or find another one that’s better) be sure to come back and let me know about it. OK? Because we all really want to know the very best recipe for making these bad boys at home. Thanks a bunch!

Wavy Line

THANK YOU so much for being a faithful reader and supporter of
The Good Hearted Woman. ? Be sure to PIN this post!

 Hawaiian Kahuku Shrimp Recipe Round-up     Hawaiian Kahuku Shrimp Recipe Round-up | The Good Hearted Woman    Hawaiian Kahuku Shrimp Recipe Round-up

Wavy Line

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you click a link and purchase something that we have recommended. While clicking these links won’t cost you any extra money, they do help keep this site up and running. As always, all opinions and images are my own. Please check out our disclosure policy for more details. Thank you for your support!

Filed Under: Food & Dining, Oahu, Recipe Round-ups Tagged With: Hawaii, seafood, shrimp, Vacation

Hello! We’re so glad you’re here.

Hello! We’re so glad you’re here! | The Good Hearted Woman {& Mr B}

Join me & Mr B as we share the best in home cooking and cozy living - from the beautiful Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Follow Us!

Sponsors
Privacy Policy

© Harmony Cat LLC, 2011-2021. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. The Good Hearted Woman is a subsidiary of Harmony Cat LLC.

sponsored