INGREDIENTS
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3/4 450 g (14 oz.) package flat rice noodles, 0.5 cm (1/4 in.) thick
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60 mL (1/4 cup) commercial ketchup
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45 mL (3 tbsp.) sugar
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45 mL (3 tbsp.) lime juice (about 3 limes)
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45 mL (3 tbsp.) fish sauce
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60 mL (1/4 cup) vegetable oil
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450 g (1 lb.) French beef steak cut in strips, or beef strips
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Salt, to taste
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20 peeled, deveined, tail-off raw shrimp (small- to medium-sized)
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2 shallots, minced
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2 small Thai chili peppers
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or 1 jalapeno pepper, to taste, chopped
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A little more than 15 mL (1 heaping tbsp.) chopped fresh gingerroot
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A little more than 15 mL (1 heaping tbsp.) chopped garlic
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3 eggs
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175 mL ( 3/4 cup) peanuts, coarsely chopped
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3 green onions, sliced diagonally
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2 handfuls of bean sprouts
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1 large handful of fresh coriander, chopped
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3 limes, cut in wedges