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                          THAI FRIED NOODLES (3)

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Pasta

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3       tb           Vegetable oil
   4                    Garlic cloves
                        -- finely crushed
   1       tb           Fish sauce
   3       tb           -TO
   4       tb           Lime juice
   1       t            Crushed palm sugar
   2                    Eggs -- beaten
  12       oz           Rice vermicelli
                        -- soaked in water for
                        -- 20 minutes, drained
   4       oz           Peeled shrimp
   4       oz           Bean sprouts
   4                    Green onions -- sliced
                        -----TO GARNISH-----
   2       tb           Dried shrimp, ground
                        Roasted peanuts
                        -- finely chopped
                        Cilantro leaves
                        Lime slices

  Heat oil in a wok, add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until
  golden.  Stir in fish sauce, lime juice and sugar until sugar has
  dissolved.  Quickly stir in eggs and cook for a few seconds.  Stir in
  noodles to coat with garlic and egg, then add shrimps, 3/4 of the bean
  sprouts and half of the green onions.
  
  When noodles are tender, transfer contents of wok to a warmed serving dish.
  Garnish with remaining bean sprouts and green onions, dried shrimp,
  peanuts, cilantro leaves and lime slices.
  
  Source: The Book of Thai Cooking, by Hilaire Walden; HPBooks,
  :       ISBN 1-55788-038-7
  
  From: stigle@cs.unca.edu (Sue Stigleman)
 


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