====== Pad Thai ======
Recipe provided by: Sunee

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**Ingredients** 
  * Rice Sticks Noodles (add brand) {{ :ricesticks.jpg?linkonly|}}
  * Pure Palm Sugar (available at Asian Mart) {{ :palmsugar.jpg?linkonly |}}
  * Shrimps (available in bags at Asian Mart) {{ :otheringredients.jpg?linkonly |}}
  * Peanuts {{ :otheringredients.jpg?linkonly |}}
  * Turnip (Bag from...) {{ :otheringredients.jpg?linkonly |}}
  * Tamarind (available at Asian Mart) {{ :tamarind.jpg?linkonly |}}
  * Chili flakes
  * Fish Sauce {{ :fishsauce.jpg?linkonly |}}
  * 2x lots of Chives {{ :chives.jpg?linkonly |}}
  * Tofu (Asian Mart - regular firm) {{ :tofu.jpg?linkonly |}}
  * Eggs
  * Bean Sprouts
  * Oil - for frying (any type)


**Preparation**
  - Rice Sticks into cold water for an hour and strain. (Not longer otherwise they will get too soft)
  - Half packet of Tamarind into water break up allow to soak.
  - Peanuts chopped (ground?). Then roast in fry pan until slightly brown.
  - Shrimp ground (can be prepared earlier)
  - Turnip ground (can be prepared earlier)
  - Chives - into 2 to 3 cm sections
  -  Tofu - diced into 1cm cubes

**Recipe**
Ensure Preparation of the Rice Sticks, Peanuts, Shrimp, Turnips are done beforehand.
Pad Thai will be made in batches until all ingredients are finished.

  - Prepare Tamarind as indicated in preparation.
  - Fry diced tofu in a fair bit of oil to cover half the tofu. Fry until slightly brown but to keep softness.  {{ :tofu1.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
  - Remove tofu and strain. {{ :tofu2.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
  - Put oil from frying tofu into bowl for use later. {{ :mixing3.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
  - Squeeze tamarind juice out of prepared tamarind and place into a pot. Add half packet of palm sugar and a very decent amount of fish sauce. Add more of both to taste! {{ :sauce3.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
  - Bring sauce to boil then fast simmer and wait until sauce lightens slightly continually adding to taste. Remove from heat. {{ :sauce1.jpg?nolink&400 |}}

**Bringing it all together** 
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  - Prepare all ingredients around Wok in readiness for making the Pad Thai.
  - Get Wok hot enough for frying.
  - Add serving spoon size of oil that was saved from frying the Tofu into wok
  - Add a handful of the rice sticks to wok, mix to fry and coat with oil.
  - Using spatula, push rice sticks to one side of wok.{{ :mixing2.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
  - Add another serving spoon of oil to space made by spatula.
  - Crack 2x eggs onto oil is and break up egg yolk allowing it to fry. 
  - To the top of the rice sticks add a handful of peanuts, shrimp, turnip {{ :mixing1.jpg?nolink&400 |}}
  - Turn over the rice sticks onto the top of the fried egg. Allow to fry for a moment then the toss the rice noodles breaking up the noodles and mixing all the ingredients evenly.
  - Taste Pad Thai mix and add tamarind sauce and fish sauce as needed. Stir through.
  - Add handful of Bean Sprouts
  - Add handful of Chives
  - Stir through until evenly mixed.
  - Remove from heat.