As soon as I printed the recipe I started second guessing myself. What possessed me to make Thai food for friends that live a few blocks from the famous Sri Pra Phai? I was reassured by my friend Jen's presence. She's from DC and lives close to Thai-phoon and Thai-tanic. Less intimidating. The final guest, Zuzana, was vegetarian but I knew she would be content with dessert if all else failed.
I choose a straightforward recipe and for Zuzana's sake, cooked up the shrimp on the side with some garlic and ginger.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Vegetarian-Pad-Thai-240960
Some recipes are fun to cook and some are a chore. This was messy but highly entertaining - mostly due to 3 full size humans peering into a full size wok teetering on one of NYC's tiniest stoves. The end result was really good - not amazing - but very good. I'm guessing it could have used some fish sauce and some Sri Pra Phai magic.
ha! the pad thai was delish--thanks again. and remember, if it was too much like sri pra phai, it would have burned holes in our mouths!
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