Pad Thai

• 1 (16 ounce) package rice noodles
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 stalk lemongrass, flattened with cleaver and finely chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless pork loin, julienned
• 1/2 cup dried shrimp, soaked in 1/2 cup water for 5 minutes (or 1/2 cup salad shrimp plus salt to taste)
• 6 Thai red chili peppers, minced
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 6 cups bean sprouts
• 1/4 cup chinese chives, chopped (or 1/4 cup chopped green onion plus minced garlic to taste)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/3 cup chopped peanuts

1. Cook noodles in boiling water for 1-2 minutes or until softened, stirring constantly; drain and plunge into cold water; drain again.
2. Stir-fry onion and garlic in wok until tender; add pork, shrimp, lemongrass, and chilies, cooking 5 minutes further, or until pork is done.
3. Add sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, ketchup, black pepper, eggs, noodles, bean sprouts and chives; cook, stirring well for 2-4 minutes, until egg is pretty much cooked and set.
4. Serve on plates sprinkled with cilantro and peanuts; and optional hot sauces such as Nam Prik Dang or Sambal Oelek (chile paste) as table condiments, if desired.

rice noodles, vegetable oil, garlic, onion, stalk lemongrass, pork loin, shrimp, red chili peppers, sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, ketchup, black pepper, eggs, bean sprouts, chinese chives, fresh cilantro, peanuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pad-thai-30111 (may not work)