recipe: chicken pad thai II

so i was on the hunt for a pad thai recipe, forgetting that i already have one that i've beaned about. maybe it was a good thing i found my last recipe forgettable though - this one turned out to be good - REALLY good - and better than any pad thai i ever remember making. i used a recipe from See Brooke Cook, which i found through old trusty foodgawker.com. i added chicken to mine but outside of that followed the recipe mostly verbatim otherwise - it came out pretty damn close to tasting like a Thai restaurant version. can't ask for anything more than that!

ingredients list: 
- 1 chicken breast, diced into 1-inch cubes
- 7-8 oz rice noodles
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 heaping tbsp peanut butter, microwaved until just melted
- 1 cup fresh bean sprouts
- 1 cup cilantro (i had no cilantro so tossed in a bunch of fresh basil instead)
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts


to make: in a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, fish sauce, sriracha, lime juice, canola oil, brown sugar, and peanut butter. whisk until totally combined, and set aside.

bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. remove from heat and add the noodles. let sit 10-14 minutes, until soft, stirring frequently so noodles do not stick to each other. drain, rinse under cool water, and set aside. 

while noodles are cooking, heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. cook chicken for 3-4 minutes per side, until golden and fully cooked through. remove chicken from pan and set aside.

crack the eggs in the pan and scramble until set, about 2 minutes. pour the thai sauce, noodles, chicken, bean sprouts, cilantro, and scallions into the pan and toss until combined. heat through for 1-2 minutes, then serve garnished with peanuts. 

(i threw on a few friend scallions that i had bought at the Asian market, but they were a little too crunchy for my taste - i'll skip that moving forward)