Fried Noodles with Prawns (Phad Thai Koong Sod)

Ingredients
1cup (soaked and softened) rice noodles (120 g.) cup fresh prawns or chicken, pork or beef 1/3 cup chopped Chinese chi es or spring onions (scallions) 1 cup bean sprouts (or white cabbage finel! sliced) fresh large red"chili seeded and fine sliced (or red pepper) 2 shallots finel! sliced 1 tbsp. sweet pickled turnip (optional) thin sliced (use sweet one) block (about # cup) hard or fir$ tofu cut s$all cubes 1%1 c$. 1 tbsp. dried tin! shri$p 2 eggs 2 tbsp. roasted unsalted peanuts or cashew nuts crushed finel! tsp. dark so! sauce for $arinating the noodles tsp. ground black or white pepper powder 1 tbsp. so! bean oil or egetable oil cup chicken stock or egetable stock water Sauce 1 tsp. so! sauce 1 tsp. fish sauce 2 tsp. o!ster sauce 2 tbsp. ta$arind &uice 2 tsp. cane sugar (if !ou want to add the chicken powder can add 1 tsp. $ore) 1 tsp. deep"fried dried garlic or 1fresh garlic clo e chopped finel!

Preparation
1. 'eat the oil in a pan and deep fr! the tofu about 1 $inute on each side. (e$o e, let drain and cut s$all cubes 1%1 c$. 2. )ut the rice noodles in a bowl and $i% well with the tsp. dark so! sauce and # tsp. pepper. *et aside. 3. +n another large pan, heat the oil and scra$ble the eggs. ,dd prawns stir for 20 seconds. -. ,dd the pickled turnip, tofu, shallots, and dried shri$p and # cup chicken stock. Cook about 1 $inute, $i%ing well. .. ,dd the noodles and # cup chicken stock stirring until the! are soft (about 30 seconds.) /. ,dd the 2 tbsp. ta$arind &uice, 1 tsp. fish sauce, 1 tsp. so! sauce, 2 tsp. o!ster sauce, 2 tsp. cane sugar, 1 tsp. fried garlic and # tsp. pepper powder. *tir briefl! and $i%ed well. 0. ,dd the spring onions, bean sprouts and fresh red chili and stir fr! 20 seconds $ore. 1ransfer to ser e plate. 2. *er e hot with a side dish of peanuts, spring onions, li$e wedges, bean sprouts, cucu$ber and )et 1hai seasonings (hot chili flakes, sugar, and fish sauce.) 1