Thai Pad Thai Noodles
Pad Thai Noodles Recipe only The food of Thailand is startlingly bold and imaginative. Carefully crafted to appeal to all senses, it combines beautiful presentation with fragrant aromas, contrasting yet complementing flavors and textures, and often fearsome chili-heat. Although Thai food appears unique it is in fact one of the world’s great fusion cuisines. The country may never have been colonized, but Thai cooks certainly absorbed foreign influences. INGREDIENTS 150 g dried noodles (sen lek, rice noodles) 300 g raw large prawns 3 tablespoons tamarind puree 2 !/2 tablespoons fish sauce 2 tablespoons palm sugar 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 3-4 fresh garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 large eggs 85 g Chinese chives 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder 2 tablespoons dried shrimp, pounded in a pestle and mortar 3 tablespoons roasted peanuts, chopped 2 cups fresh bean sprouts 3 spring onions, cut on the angle 1 long fresh red chili, seeded and cut in fine long strips Coriander leaves...