pad thai

When I eat out at a new thai restaurant, the first thing I try is the pad thai. I have never had pad thai anywhere that tasted like the pad thai at another place. The same goes for when I cook it. I'm adapting this recipe from Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Supercook.

Ingredients

• rice noodls
• tofu cut into cubes
• sesame oil
• onion
• garlic
• tamarind paste
• soy sauce
• brown sugar
• bean sprouts
• 2 eggs
• peanuts, chopped
• fresh cilantro
• lime wedges

Cook the noodles according to package directions. Fry the tofu in a wok until browned on the edges. Transfer to a plate. Sautee the onion and the garlic, when tender, add the tofu and the soy, tamarind, and sugar. Add the noodles. Cook for a couple minutes then add the eggs, making a well in the center of the wok and scrambling the eggs until they are hard. Mix it all together. Add the peanuts and garnish with cilantro and lime.

Shopping list:

rice noodles

tofu

onion

garlic

eggs

bean sprouts

fresh cilantro

peanuts

limes