Pad Thai

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb dried rice noodles
• 1/2 cup fish sauce
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons thai red curry paste (or to taste)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 lb chicken breast, boneless and skinless cut into thin strips
• 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups fresh bean sprouts
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
• fresh coriander leaves
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 prepare noodles according to package directions.
• 2 mix together fish sauce, ketchup, lime juice, sugar and chile paste; set aside.
• 3 in wok over medium high heat, heat the oil.
• 4 add garlic, chicken and shrimp; stir fry until chicken looses its pink colour.
• 5 push chicken and shrimp aside and pour in egg: let set slightly then stir to scramble.
• 6 add noodles, bean sprouts, green onions and reserved sauce.
• 7 stir fry until noodles are softened and everything is mixed together and hot.
• 8 serve immediately, sprinkled with peanuts and garnished with lime and corriander.