Cold noodles in spicy peanut sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Garlic, minced (fresh)
3 tablespoons Coriander, minced (fresh)
½ cup Peanut butter
5 ounces Soy sauce, light
5 tablespoons Sugar
Rice wine (between 1/2 t to 1 T)
1 tablespoon Hot bean paste (up to 2 T)
1 tablespoon Sesame oil
1 pounds Lo mein noodles (other noodles will do, such as ramen noodles, or even spaghetti)

Directions

Cook the lo mein according to directions. Let cool. Mix the rest of the ingredients. Peanut butter doesn't mix very well, so for a few minutes you'll think you've made a mistake. Don't worry, just keep stirring until it's smooth. Add the sauce to the noodles.

Hot bean sauce also goes by the name Szechuan bean sauce etc. This is the main "spicy" ingredient and should be handled with care. Vary this ingredient to taste. This recipe is probably very good without it. It's also quite good served when the noodles are still hot.

NOTES:

* Mildly spicy cold noodles -- I first had this at Brandy Ho's in Chinatown, San Francisco. I forget where I found the recipe.

: Difficulty: easy.

: Time: 10 minutes preparation, 5 minutes cooking.

: Precision: no need to measure.

: Edward Falk

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