Pad Thai
Rice noodles tossed with egg, tamarind, peanuts and lime.
Ingredients
- 200g flat rice noodles
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp palm sugar
- 2 eggs
- 150g prawns
- 100g bean sprouts
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 50g roasted peanuts, crushed
- 1 lime
- Oil for the wok
Method
- Soak the noodles in hot water until pliable but not soft. Give it about 10 minutes.
- Mix the tamarind, fish sauce and sugar into a sauce.
- Fry the prawns in a hot wok, push them aside and scramble the eggs. Give it about 3 minutes.
- Add the drained noodles and sauce and toss until glossy. Give it about 3 minutes.
- Fold through the sprouts and spring onions, then serve with peanuts and lime.
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