Pad thai

Ingredients:

2 tbsp tamarind concentrate (or 4 tbsp lime juice)

3 tbsp fish sauce (or soy sauce)

3 tbsp sugar

1 tablespoon chili sauce or to taste

6 ounces rice noodles

1 tbsp oil

6 ounces shrimp, chicken or tofu

2 shallots, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 tbsp roasted peanuts, chopped

2 green onions, sliced

1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Salt and pepper to taste 

Process

1.     Heat the tamarind, fish sauce, sugar and chili sauce until the sugar is dissolved.

2.     Cook the rice noodles as directed on package until just pliable.

3.     Heat oil in a pan.

4.     Add the shrimp, shallots and garlic and sauté for 2-3 minutes.

5.     Add the sauce and the noodles and mix and move to the side of the pan.

6.     Add the egg, let it set a bit and then mix it into the noodles.

7.     Add the peanuts and cook for a minute.

8.     Add salt and pepper to taste

9.     Add the green onions and cilantro and remove from heat.

Serve Hot