Chicken Pad Thai

Ingredients

• 8 ounces rice noodles thai, or enough for 2 people, linguini-width, available at Asian/Chinese stores
• 1 cup chicken breasts or thigh, sliced, up to 1 1/2 cups
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 each hot red chiles or 2, freshly minced, optional
• 3 cups mung bean sprouts fresh
• 3 each scallions, spring or green onions sliced
• 1/2 cup cilantro freshly chopped
• 13 cup peanuts crushed or roughly chopped, or other nuts, such as cashews
• 1/4 cup stock chicken
• 18 teaspoon white pepper ground
• 1 x vegetable oil for stir-frying
• 1 x limes wedges
• 3/4 tablespoon tamarind dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water (look for tamarind at Asian/Chinese or Indian food stores)
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce or more to taste
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar