Pad Thai

Ingredients

• 115g shallots
• 50g garlic
• 140g palm sugar
• 3/4 - 1 cup tamarind paste
• 1/2 cup fish sauce
• 115g dry rice noodles
• ~200g protein of your choice
• 10 stems garlic chives
• 2 1/2 cups bean sprouts
• 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
• 85g pressed tofu
• 2 Tbsp dried shrimp
• 2-3 Tbsp sweet preserved radish
• 2-3 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• shrimp
• chicken
• tofu
• pork

Instructions

1. Sauté shallots and garlic in oil over medium heat until translucent and lightly caramelized.
2. Add palm sugar and let it melt.
3. Add tamarind paste and fish sauce.
4. Simmer until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce has thickened slightly.
5. Meanwhile, soak rice noodles according to package directions.
6. Cook protein of choice (shrimp, chicken, tofu, or pork) and set aside.
7. Stir-fry noodles with the sauce, protein, and vegetables (bean sprouts, garlic chives, preserved radish).
8. Add eggs and scramble them into the noodles.
9. Garnish with roasted peanuts and serve with lime wedges.