Pad thai omelettes for $10

Womans~Day

Cuisine: Thai

Serves: 4

Type: Family; Budget; Easy; Seafood

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon peanut oil
8 green banana prawns, shelled
2 teaspoons minced ginger
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 birdseye chilli, finely chopped
½ red capsicum, seeded, sliced
4 green onions, chopped
2 tablespoons crushed peanuts
100g packet flat rice noodles,
cooked, drained
2 cups beansprouts
1/3 cup coriander leaves

¼ cup kecap manis, plus extra, to serve
¼ cup oyster sauce
2 tablespoons stock or water

6 eggs
1/3 cup milk (or water)
1 tablespoon peanut oil\

Preparation method

Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan on medium. Stir-fry prawns, ginger, garlic and chilli 1-2 minutes, until fragrant. Add capsicum, onion and peanuts. Stir-fry 1 minute.
SAUCE: Combine all ingredients. Set aside.
Add noodles, beansprouts and half sauce to wok. Stir-fry 2-3 minutes.
OMELETTES: Cook 4 thin omelettes, using combined ingredients, in a second, oiled, hot wok, 1-2 minutes each.
Spoon quarter hot noodle mixture onto each omelette and fold over. Serve drizzled with remaining sauce, topped with coriander.

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