by Suthep Sachasiri

Phad Thai is now very well known and is one of the dish that foreigners love to eat when they come to Thailand.

Ingredients

300 g fresh rice Noodles or dried noodles soaked in water for about 10 - 15 minutes) 3 tablespoons (45 ml) oil 1 tablespoon (5 g) dried shrimps 80 g (1 cup) tofu, chopped 6 tablespoons (90 ml) chicken stock or water 2 eggs, beaten 3 tablespoons (45 g) roasted peanuts, chopped 20 g (1/4 cup) chives cut into 2cm 60 g (1 cup) bean sprouts 2 limes cut into wedges Fresh vegetables (bean sprout, cabbage and chives)

Sauce 3 tablespoons (30 g) sugar 3 tablespoons (45 ml) fish sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons (30 ml) tamarind juice

Preparation

1) Put the oil into a wok and fry the garlic, dried shrimps and tofu until the garlic turns golden brown and then add the rice noodles. Keep stirring over a high heat
2) Add the chicken stock and stir- fry until the noodles are soft.
3) Then turn the heat down and add the sauce ingredients and stir well to combine.
4) Add the egg and stir-fry until the eggs are cooked and well combined with the noodles.
5) Add the peanuts and chives. Stir-fry to combine and then add the bean sprouts and stir together. Turn off the heat and serve garnish with the lime wedges and fresh vegetables.

Note: Everybody has a different version of this. It can also be made using fresh prawns instead of dried shrimps.

Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 10 Minutes

About the Author
Suthep Sachasiri is a food lover and maintains a free recipe site and blog at http://www.foodloversweb.com and http://foodloversweb.blogspot.com