Pad Thai

This dish is easy to make and the secret to making an excellent Pad Thai is not over cooking the noodles.

Ingredients serve 2

150 g rice sticks noodles

2 tbls fish sauce

2 tbls lemon juice

45 g brown sugar

40 ml peanut oil

2 tbls chopped spring onions

2 tsp minced garlic

2 tbls chopped chives

75 g chopped unsalted peanuts

1 beaten egg

45 g bean sprouts

300 g cooked chicken

Method

Place noodles in a bowl covered with hot water and leave soaking until tender and drain. Combine fish sauce, lemon juice and sugar in a bowl. Place a wok over high heat with the oil and swirl to coat the wok Fry the onion and garlic. Add noodles and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add lemon juice mixture, chives and peanuts, toss to combine. Pour beaten egg over the noodles and mix. Add bean sprouts and toss the mixture. Spoon mixture into bowl and add sliced chicken on top. Drizzle with chopped coriander and serve hot.

Note: Add other ingredients such as prawns.