Pad Thai

For the sauce:

• 1/4-1/3 c. chicken broth
• 1 - 1 1/2 T. ginger-garlic paste
• 1 T. chili paste (sambal oelek)
• 2 T. tamarind paste
• 3 T. fish sauce
• 1 T. thick (sweet) soy sauce
• 1 T. thin soy sauce
• 1 T. lemon or lime juice

For the stuff

•  3-4 c. veggies, chopped small (carrots, snow peas, cabbage, onion, bean sprouts, etc. pretty much whatever you want)
• Rice noodles - cook according to package directions
• Meat of choice, cut thin/small - chicken, pork ,beef, even little meatballs

Things that go on top

• Roasted peanuts
• A poached or fried egg
• Cilantro

In a large pan heat sesame and peanut oil. Stir fry veggies in order of hardness, so onions first, then carrots etc. Once veggies are mostly done, add the meat and cook ( or you could pre-cook the meat or use leftovers and just heat it through). When the meat is done, add the cooked noodles . Finally, add the sauce and cook til most of the extra liquid has cooked off. Serve at once and apply toppings.