Monday, May 18, 2009

Sue's Pad Thai



Sue's Pad Thai - when Sue is ready to cook, drop whatever you have planned for the day and head over, its gonna be good!!!


You'll need:

vegetable oil
pad thai noodles soaked at least 1/2 hour
white and coconut sugars
tamarind paste and Thai beef powder
red shallots, 4
garlic cloves, 4
fish sauce
chicken and shrimp
3 eggs
bean sprouts and chives
peanuts and cilantro, for garnish


Saute the shallots and garlic in a generous dollop of oil.

Put in the noodles and stir fry until soft, adding water as needed to soften, by the 1/2 c increments.

Spoon in the coconut sugar, 2 Tbsp or so, then the white sugar, 1 cup, then 2-5 Tbsp of tamarind, and some pork powder. Add 3 to 5 Tbsp fish sauce and continue stirring.

Now push the noodles to the side, add a bit more oil, and cook the chicken pieces. Add shrimp and cook.

Make a few holes in the noodles and crack and egg into each hole, stirring with a chopstick to break up and mix.

Add one container of fresh bean sprouts and a handful of chopped fresh chives.

Before eating, sprinkle on some roasted salted peanuts and some chopped cilantro.

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