Pad Thai

I have had a love affair with Pad Thai for several years now, but have never attempted to make it. My friend was excited to tell me that she found a good recipe for it a few months ago, and I LOVED it! So, here it is!

Ingredients:
1T soy sauce
1T water
1T creamy peanut butter
1T packed brown sugar
1T cider vinegar
2T canola oil
1t minced garlic
1t minced ginger

1/4c chopped green onions
1/3c thinly sliced red and yellow bell pepper EACH
1/4lb Fettuccine noodles
12 medium cooked shrimp (or chicken)
Lime wedges (for garnish)
Cilantro Leaves (for garnish
Crushed red pepper to taste

Instructions:
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, water, peanut butter, brown sugar, and vinegar until smooth; set aside.

Heat a large wok over medium-high heat, add canola oil. When oil is hot, add garlic and ginger; let cook until fragrant (about 1 minute). Add the green onions and bell peppers and stir-fry about 2 minutes. Add the cooked noodles and meat and toss to coat.

Serve Pad Thai garnished with lime, cilantro, and crushed red pepper.


Notes:
*I used about 1/2 lb of noodles, but I do think that either doubling the sauce ingredients or sticking to less noodles. The recipe had more flavor when my friend made it for me, and it's probably because of the sauce-noodle ratio. (I will probably double the sauce ingredients, because these are going to make really good left overs)
* I used 1/2t of ground ginger instead of minced ginger. This worked fine for me, and may work better for you, since most people don't keep ginger root on hand.
*I like it a little spicy, so I was more generous with the red pepper than some people might be, but the great part is that you can add it at the end, so it can be added based on each person's preference. We also added Sriracha. This is so yummy and adds a great flavor to the dish.