Pad Thai

Directions

1. 1
   Soak the rice sticks in enough cold water to cover well.
2. 2
   To make sauce, mince garlic, and in large bowl mix it with the water, fish sauce, lime juice, tamarind paste, sugar and red pepper flakes.
3. 3
   Wash, dry and thinly slice the scallion; wash, dry and chop the cilantro; wash the bean sprouts.
4. 4
   Cut shrimp in half.
5. 5
   (Buy the shrimp cooked and peeled to save time.
6. 6
   Or to save money, buy the shrimp raw, and shell and cook them yourself.)
7. 7
   Lightly whisk egg and egg white.
8. 8
   Heat oil in nonstick skillet; stir in eggs, and cook, stirring, until firm.
9. 9
   Drain the rice sticks, and stir into egg mixture with shrimp, the sauce and the bean sprouts.
10. 10
    Cook until rice sticks are well coated and warm.
11. 11
    Cut lime into quarters.
12. 12
    Top rice stick mixture with scallion and cilantro and serve with lime wedges.