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Pad thai

Sweet, sour, peanuts, lime squeezed over the top.

Pad thai
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How to make pad thai

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The balance is everything

20 minutes · serves 2 · Medium

What you need

  • 200g flat rice noodles
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 200g prawns or tofu
  • Beansprouts
  • Peanuts, lime

What you do

  1. 1Soak the noodles in warm water until pliable but still firm. They finish in the pan.
  2. 2Mix tamarind, fish sauce and sugar — taste it. It should be sharp, salty and sweet at once.
  3. 3Very hot wok: cook the prawns or tofu, push aside, scramble the eggs.
  4. 4Add drained noodles and sauce, toss hard for 2 minutes.
  5. 5Beansprouts in at the last second, then peanuts and lime off the heat.