1) Easy, Totally Inauthentic Pad Thai

Ingredients:

• 300g noodles
• 500g of tofu, chicken, pork, beef or shrimp
• 1 cup of chopped fresh vegetables (broccoli, carrots and onions)
• 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 4 tbsp of soy sauce
• In place of tamarind paste (1/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar, 1 Tbsp lime juice, 2 Tbsp rice vinegar)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 3 large eggs

Optional garnishes:

• 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts (chopped)
• 1/3 cup cilantro (chopped)
• Red pepper flakes and sesame seeds

Instructions for All Recipes:

• Boil water and add noodles for a few minutes until flexible but not soft
• Heat oil in a wok or pan
• Mince garlic and add to oil. Sizzle garlic. Add hot sauce, if desired.
• Slice meat thin and thoroughly cook through in the wok
• Add vegetables
• Add noodles and heat until thoroughly cooked
• Stir in soy sauce
• Add a bit of oil to an empty part of the wok and crack the egg over it
• Scramble the egg into the noodles