Pad Thai

Instructions

1. Place the noodles in a large bowl and pour boiling water in good quantity. Cover and keep the noodles soaked in the boiling water for 5 minutes. Discard and drain the water. Rinse immediately under cold water. Do not keep them sitting around for more than 7 to 8 mins.
2. In a small bowl mix together all the ingredients for the Pad Thai Sauce. Stir and mix well till the sugar dissolves completely. Keep aside and ready.
3. Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large heavy bottom pan over medium-high flame. Add the onion and then the garlic. Stir vigorously and cook for 30 seconds. Lower flame to a medium and add the prawn/shrimps. Cook for another minute or two till the prawns are mostly cooked through.
4. Move the onions and prawns to one side of the pan and pour the eggs in the other side. Make a scramble out of the eggs and mix them with the rest of the ingredients already in the pan.
5. Now add the beans sprouts, tofu and noodles followed by the Pad Thai Sauce. Gently stir for a couple of minutes till the sauce is absorbed by the noodles.
6. Add the garlic chives or spring onion greens and the crushed roasted peanuts. Toss through quickly then remove from heat.
7. Serve immediately garnished with some more beans sprouts, peanuts, a squeeze of lime juice from the wedges and sprinkle some garlic chives or spring onion greens.