Pad Thai

Ingredients

• 8 ounces rice stick noodles
• 1/3 cup lime juice
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 teaspoons roasted peanut oil
• 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
• 1 shallot, finely minced
• 1/2 pound peeled and deveined shrimp, cut into small pieces
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup roasted, unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped
• 4 cups bean sprouts
• 1 cup thinly sliced scallions, about two small bunches
• 1 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves