Pad Thai with shrimp

By á-50069

Ingredients

• soak 8 oz ricestick noodles
• 3 T canola oil, divided
• 6 scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts separated
• 1 T minced garlic
• 3 eggs beaten
• 1 # large shrimp, tails on
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1 cup freshly mung bean sprouts
• chopped dry-roasted peanuts
• chopped cilantro
• lime wedges

Preparation

Step 1

-heat 1 T oil in large skillet over med-high heat. add scallion whites and garlic; cook until beginning to brown, 2-3 minutes

-stir in eggs, cook until lightly scrambled, 1-2 minutes then transfer to bowl and set aside. wipe skillet clean

-heat 1T oil in same skillet. Add shrimp and cook until pink, opaque and beginning to curl, 2-3 minutes

-transfer shrimp to bowl, set aside. Heat remaining 1T oil in same skillet. Add noodles, then stir in sauce; cook until noodles absorb sauce, 3-5 minutes

-toss together scallions (green), carrots, bean sprouts, egg mixture, and shrimp with noodles. Divide pad thai among bowls. Garnish each serving with peanuts, cilantro, lime wedges

SAUCE:
use store bought sauce but if want to make:

simmer 1/2 cup pure tamarind concentrate or paste, 1/3 cup packed brown sugar, 1/4 cup fish sauce, 2 T sambal oelek or chili garlic sauce

-simmer sauce ingredients for 5 minutes and set aside