Name: Prawn pad thai
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 300 gram rice stick noodles; 2 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil; 3 eggs, lightly beaten; 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 150 gram snow peas, trimmed, thinly sliced; 2 green onions, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoon ketjap mani; 1 1/2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice; 1/2 cup bean sprouts, rinsed; 1/3 cup crushed peanuts, to serve

Prawn pad thai

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

Ingredients

300 gram rice stick noodles

2 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil

3 eggs, lightly beaten

3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

150 gram snow peas, trimmed, thinly sliced

2 green onions, thinly sliced

2 tablespoon ketjap mani

1 1/2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice

1/2 cup bean sprouts, rinsed

1/3 cup crushed peanuts, to serve

Method

1.Soak noodles in boiling water in a small heatproof bowl for 5 minutes; stir to separate strands, then drain.

2.Heat a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add half the oil; swirl to coat surface. Add egg; cook and stir for 80 seconds or until just firm. Transfer to a heatproof bowl.

3.Add remaining oil to wok and heat over high neat. Stir-fry garlic and snow peas for 1 minute. Add prawns and onion; stir-fry for 1 minute. Add noodles to wok with egg, sauces and juice. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until heated. Spoon into serving bowls. Serve pad thai topped with bean sprouts and peanuts.

Ketjap manis is a sweet soy sauce available in the Asian food aisle.
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