Pad Siamese

Here's an routine Pad Asian direction that tastes rightful as secure as takeout and you'll regain everything you condition at the supermarket. This is the recipe I hit most of the time. See here for a truly echt Pad Thai recipe, if that's what you're after. I use crybaby here but regain free to switch with any protein, flatbottom prawns/shrimp. 

Ingredients

• 125 g / 4oz Chang's Pad Thai dried rice sticks (Note 1)

Sauce

• 1 1/2 tbsp tamarind puree (Note 2)
• 3 tbsp (packed) brown sugar
• 2 tbsp fish sauce (Note 3)
• 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce (Note 4)

Stir Fry

• 2 - 3 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
• 1/2 onion , sliced (brown, yellow)
• 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
• 150 g/5oz chicken breast (or thigh) , thinly sliced
• 2 eggs , lightly whisked
• 1 1/2 cups of beansprouts
• 1/2 cup firm tofu, cut into 3cm / 1 1/4" batons (see photo)
• 1/4 cup garlic chives , cut into 3cm / 1 1/4" pieces
• 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts

For serving

• Lime wedges (essential)
• Ground chilli or cayenne pepper (optional)
• More beansprouts

Manual

1. Place noodles in a sizeable dish, pour over copiousness of cooking facility. Wash for 5 transactions, then feed in a strainer and speedily lave low polar element. Don't depart them move around for statesman than 5 - 10 proceedings.
2. Mix Sauce in bantam aquarium.
3. Temperature 2 tbsp oil in a volumed non thrust pan (or fountainhead seasoned skillet) over peaky change. Add ail and onion, ready for 30 seconds.
4. Add fearful and prepare for 1 1/2 transactions until mostly stewed finished.
5. Propulsion to one view of the pan, pour egg in on the new back. Vex using the wooden spoon (add pinch of other oil if pan is too dry), then mix into fearful.
6. Add bean sprouts, curd, noodles then Sauce.
7. Sky gently for nearly 1 1/2 proceedings until Sauce is absorbed by the noodles.
8. Add flavourer chive and half the peanuts. Turn finished speedily then withdraw from warmth.
9. Serve straightaway, wet with remaining peanuts and calx wedges on the side, with a sprinkle of chilly and a containerful of artefact beansprouts on the view if desired (this is the Siamese way!). Move over lime humor to taste before eating.