Pad Thai Goong / Gai (pad Thai With Shrimp And Chicken)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) bottle tamarind soup mix (sour soup base mix)
• 1 (16 ounce) package palm sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 cup fish sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 -4 teaspoons chili flakes, thai style or
• 2 -4 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 (8 ounce) package rice noodles
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined or
• 1 lb chicken breast, cut into bite-sized hunks
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 bunch chives, thai style has a earthier taste or
• 1 bunch chives, or
• 4 green onions
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 1 lime, cut into small wedges
• 1/2 cup unsalted roasted peanuts, chopped
• fried tofu (optional)
• cilantro (fresh)

Recipe

• 1 for the sauce:.
• 2 heat a deep frying pan or small pot over medium low heat adding all ingredients except the chili powder.
• 3 cook the sauce until the palm sugar and regular granulated sugar have dissolved. taste the sauce at this point and add a little more sugar if too sour. the end result should be a well balance sweet/sour flavor.
• 4 to make it more spicy, add in the optional thai chili flakes or chili powder to taste.
• 5 remove from heat, allow to cool and store in a jar until needed for the main dish.
• 6 for the pad thai:.
• 7 note: soak the dried or fresh rice noodles in cold water for up to a day in advance. if you boil a pot of water while cooking the pad thai, you can quickly dip the noodles you're going to use with a small strainer and watch them "melt" and become translucent. this only takes a few seconds; quickly drain and throw them in the wok when you get to that step.
• 8 heat up a wok and add oil. when the oil is near its smoke point, add the minced garlic and do a few quick stirs. add chicken and shrimp into the wok stirring until half-cooked, then add the tofu pieces (if using). add the eggs, stirring about to do a scramble of sorts.
• 9 dip, drain and stir in the noodles at this point. add enough of the pad thai sauce to your taste. add the bean sprouts and chives shortly before removing from heat.
• 10 serve with some peanuts sprinkled on top, fresh bean sprouts and lime wedges. garnish with cilantro.