Thai Peanut Sesame Noodles
For a Thai inspired cold noodle dish, turn to the Thai Peanut Sesame Noodles. This is an easy recipe that uses tasty ingredients like ginger, brown sugar and soy sauce and can be served at room temperature.
Notes
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or white-wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar or granulated
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon Oriental sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger root
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 pound linguine or lo mein noodles
- chopped scallions and cucumber strips for garnish
Instructions
- In a saucepan combine the soy sauce, the vinegar, the red pepper flakes, the brown sugar, the peanut butter, the oil, the ginger root, and the broth, simmer the mixture, stirring, until it is thickened and smooth, and let it cool slightly.
- In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the noodles until they are al dent, drain them in a colander, and rinse them under cold water.
- Drain the noodles well, transfer them to a bowl, and toss them with the sauce.
- Serve the noodles at room temperature and garnish them with the scallion and the cucumber.
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