Pad Thai

By twironen

Ingredients

• for sauce:
• 1 package of rice noodles
• 3 eggs
• 1 shallot, minced (or clove of garlic but shallot is better)
• 1 bunch of scallions, sliced thin (green part only)
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1 lime
• 1 cup of peanuts, crushed or sliced thin
• 1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper
• 2 tbs of peanut or sunflower oil
• 1 cup of warm water
• 4 tsp of fish sauce
• 2 tbs of tamarind concentrate (comes in a jar)
• 2 tbs of peanut butter
• 1 tbs of sugar

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Mix ingredients for sauce together in a bowl. If seems too thick add some more warm water.

Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package.

Heat oil in a large skillet on medium. Add shallot (or garlic) and brown. Once browned, add crushed peanuts and cook for 1 minute. Pour sauce into skillet and simmer for 3 minutes.

Slowly stir noodles, sprouts, and scallions into the sauce. Mix well and pour out of skillet into a large bowl.

Heat (now empty) skillet to medium. Stir eggs in a small bowl with a fork to mix yolk with rest of egg. Add to skillet and scramble eggs.

Add scrambled eggs to bowl of pad thai and mix well. Serve with a slice of lime. Enjoy!