Shrimp Pad Thai

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 ounces rice noodles
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1/2 lb peeled and deveined shrimp, cut into small pieces
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup roasted unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped (i wouldn't add these)
• 4 cups bean sprouts
• 1 cup thinly sliced scallion (or 2 small bunches)
• 1 cup loosley packed cilantro leaf

Recipe

• 1 cover noodles with boiling water.
• 2 soak 20 minutes until soft but not fully"cooked".
• 3 set aside in small bowl wisk together lime juice, water, fish sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, cayenne, and peanut oil.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 add cooking oil, garlic, shallots, and shrimp to non-stick skillet.
• 6 turn to medium/high heat and cook until shrimp is mostly pink (about 3-4 minutes).
• 7 add eggs, stir and scramble until just moist.
• 8 add noodles, fish sauce mixture, peanuts, sprouts and scallions.
• 9 toss until noodles are evenly coated.
• 10 add the cilantro.
• 11 cook tossing constantly until noodles are tender and sauce has slightly thickened, about 3-4 more minutes.
• 12 serve.