½cuptamarind paste(preferably fresh or 1-2 tablespoon tamarind concentrate)
1lime(juiced)
¼cupcoconut aminos or gluten free soy sauce
¼cupfish sauce
2-5thai bird eye chilies(depending on desired spice, minced)
5clovesgarlic(minced)
1teaspooncornstarch(or tapioca starch)
Stir Fry
½cupneutral oil(divided)
8ozthin rice noodles(or rice sticks)
1sweet onion(peeled and sliced into ½" wedges)
2-3cupsbroccoli (chopped into 1" pieces)
12raw shrimp(peeled)
1egg
1cupmung bean sprouts
3-4green onions(cut into 1" peices)
1cuppeanuts(roughly chopped)
lime, cilantro, mung bean sprouts, fish sauce, and crushed peanuts for topping
Instructions
Bring about 1 liter of water to boil in a large wok, and then add the rice noodles and take the wok off the heat. Let the noodles soak for about 2-3 minutes and then drain.
In a small bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients and stir together until sugar is dissolved. Prep all other stir-fry ingredients before cooking.
Heat the wok under your hottest burner and when the pan begins to smoke a little, add half of the oil, Chinese broccoli, and onion. Stir fry the veggies for about 4-6 minutes or until just tender with a bit of a crunch. Remove from the wok.
Add the remaining oil and the soaked rice noodles and toss in the wok for about 3-4 minutes or until the noodles are well coated in oil. Try not to break the noodles too much. If the noodles start to stick add a splash of water.
After the noodles are cooked, move them to one side of the wok and crack an egg into the other side. Working quickly, scramble the egg for 1 minutes and toss back into the noodles.
Then, add the cooked veggies, shrimp, mung bean sprouts, green onions, peanuts, and stir-fry sauce into the wok and gently toss until the shrimp turns pink, about 2-3 minutes.
Turn off the heat, plate the noodles and top with some lime wedges, mung bean sprouts, fish sauce, and peanuts. Add some thai chili-garlic paste if you want some more heat.
Notes
If you have access to a variety of rice noodle brands, I recommend springing for a higher quality noodle. Sometimes the supermarket brands seems to fall apart really fast when stir-frying. If this is the case, try soaking the noodle for less time.