Pad Thai Sauce:
- 2 oz (56g) tamarind pulp
- ½ cup (118ml) boiling water
- 3 Tbsp (35g) palm sugar, grated
- 2 Tbsp (30ml) fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp (15ml) Thai black soy sauce
Pad Thai:
- 4 packs OH! Ricey instant Pho rice noodles (use all the noodles and spice packets)
- ½ lb (227g) chicken breast, thinly sliced
- 2 tsp (10ml) Thai sweet soy sauce
- 1 tsp (5.69g) cornstarch
- 1 tsp (5.69g) ground white pepper
- ⅓ cup (35g) small dried shrimp, ground to powder
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 shallots, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ Tbsp (22.5g) finely minced Zha Cai (optional but necessary)
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup (202g) mung bean sprouts
- ¼-½ cup (25g) Chinese garlic chives, chopped
- 4 Tbsp (56g) roasted peanuts, finely chopped
- 2 limes, cut for serving
- Kosher salt, to taste