Stir Fried Noodles- Thai Style

( Guay Tiaw Pat Thai)

Ingredients
300 g small rice noodles
1 cup firm tofu- cut into small cubes (I usually omit and add red peppers, or snow peas)
1 cup chives- cut into 1 inch pieces
2 cup bean sprouts
1/2 cup dried shrimp (or not... maybe carrots instead?)
1/2 cup pickeled radish- cut into small pieces
1/2 cup ground peanuts
3 tbsp chopped garlic
3-4 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp tamarind juice
2 tbsp sugar
3 eggs
2 limes- cut into wedges
1/2 cup vegetable oil
water (1/2 cupish)

Preparation

Heat 1/2 cup of oil in a wok, add garlic and fry until it turns brown.
Add tofu, dried shrimp, pickled radish and fry until well mixed.
Add rice noodles and some water ( a little at a time), toss quickly (so that the noodles do not clup) unitl thoroughly mixed.
Move the contents of the wok to one side. Add a little moe oil, break the eggs and scramble withspatula.
Cover the eggs with noodles. Let them sit for one minute before stirring them together.
Add chives, bean sprouts and ground peanuts. Stir until well mixed.
Add sugar, tamarind juice and soy sauce. Stir and adjust to your preferred taste. Turn off the heat

Serve with wedges of lime, sugar, soy sauce and chili powder.

adopted from Thai Cooking by Bahn Gah- Nah Pai, Mae Hongson, Thailand