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In the middle of cooking Pad Thai and discovered I don't have any tamarind paste. !!! Substitutions?

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prandial
prandialSeptember 19, 2014
Pomegranate molasses - surprisingly good substitute!
Nancy
NancySeptember 19, 2014
date (dried, syrup or paste) and some lemon juice
bigpan
bigpanSeptember 19, 2014
All the above will help - but start with a small amount and add to your tastes. BTW, HP sauce in the USA is similar to A1 - but use just a little bit. Tamarind is mostly bitter with a hint of sweet so do as you wish and don't tell your guests.
Susan W.
Susan W.September 19, 2014
Worcestershire sauce is made with tamarind. Also HP sauce if you happen to have some. I think I ended up using brown sugar, vinegar and paprika one time as well.
Panfusine
PanfusineSeptember 18, 2014
Dried Mango powder could be an option

mrslarkin
mrslarkinSeptember 18, 2014
Oh no! You'll need to kick up the sweet/sour. How about lime juice and brown sugar?
Sam1148
Sam1148September 18, 2014
Raisin, brown sugar and soy sauce in a mini prep? Or...fig jam, soy sauce.
Or grind up some fig newtons with some soy and fish sauce.


HalfPint
HalfPintSeptember 18, 2014
Try lime or lemon juice, plus an optional spoon of ketchup.
HalfPint
HalfPintSeptember 18, 2014
forgot, and some sugar, not too much. Though if you add the ketchup, additional sugar is not necessary. My favorite recipe uses Heinz ketchup in place of the tamarind.
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