Pad Thai Noodle Salad Recipe

Ingredients (17)

• 8 ounces rice noodles
• 20 to 25 medium uncooked shrimp (peeled, deveined, tails left on if desired)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 thumb-size piece galangal or ginger (minced)
• 1 red bell pepper (sliced thinly)
• 1 rib celery (sliced thinly)
• 3 spring onions (sliced thinly)
• 2 to 3 cups bean sprouts
• 1 cup fresh cilantro (lightly chopped)
• 1/2 cup fresh basil (gently torn)
• 1/3 cup dry roasted unsalted peanuts (roughly chopped)
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 3/4 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 1 to 2 tablespoons Thai chili sauce (or 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or dried crushed chili)