Pad Thai YOUR Way - Healthy World Cuisine

Ingredients

• 12 oz Pad Thai Rice Noodles (medium size )
• Water (for softening noodles)
• 6 tbsp Brown sugar ((can use palm sugar or light or dark brown sugar or sugar alternative))
• 1/2 cup Tamarind (paste or puree (check out our notes below for substitution ideas))
• 4 tbsp Fish sauce
• 6 tbsp Hot water
• 4 tbsp Oil for frying
• 6 oz Tofu ((dried well and cut into matchsticks) – optional)
• 8 oz Shrimp (raw large peeled, deveined (or about 3-4 shrimp per person))
• 1 Shallots (1 peeled and sliced into half-moons (or about ½ cup))
• 4 cloves Garlic (peeled and minced)
• 1/4 cup Sweet preserved daikon radish pickles (optional)
• 4 Egg (optional)
• 2.5 cups Bean sprouts ((mung Beans) (reserve some for garnishing))
• 6 Green onion (cut into match stick sizes (reserve some for garnishing))
• 1/2 cup Peanuts (chopped (reserve some for garnishing)- optional)
• 4 wedges Limes (fresh)
• Chili (ground dried or fresh- optional)
• Beans sprouts ((sprouted mung beans) optional)
• Green onions (optional)
• Ground peanuts (optional)