Oriental Spaghetti With Cucumber And Spicy Peanut Sauce Recipes

THAI NOODLES WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of salted water according to package directions.
• Drain and return to pot.
• Add 2 TBSP sesame oil and toss to coat.
• Set aside.
• Heat remaining 2 TBSP sesame oil in heavy pot over medium-high heat.
• Add green onions, carrots, stir-fry veggies, garlic and ginger.
• Saute until vegetables soften, about 4 minutes.
• Add honey, peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar and chili-garlic sauce and mix well.
• Simmer sauce 2 minutes.
• Pour sauce over pasta and toss well.
• Transfer to platter and serve warm.
• Garnish with additional green onions, if desired.
• Yields 8 side dish servings or 4 main dish servings.
• **Chili-Garlicsauce can be increased or decreased depending on how spicy you like your dish.
• As written, this recipe has some heat, but is still edible for my toddler son.

NOODLES WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender puree the vinegar, soy, water, ginger, garlic, and sugar.
• Add peanut butter and oils blend.
• You can add hot pepper sauce to blender or just top the dish with pepper flakes.
• Depends on how much heat you like!
• Or both!
• Add sauce to cooked pasta and broccoli stir together.
• Add pasta water if needed to thin sauce.
• Top with the finely sliced cucumber.

SPICY SZECHUAN PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients in blender until smooth.
• Transfer to a jar with a tight-fitting lid (keeps 1 week, chilled; or distribute among 3 small containers and freeze what you don’t want to use within a week).
• To use: Boil 1 lb Asian noodles or spaghetti until al dente.
• Toss with ¾ cup of sauce (or more to taste), finely chopped scallions and chopped peanuts.
• Note: In the winter, I eat these noodles hot.
• In summer I rinse under cold water, cool and drain and serve them as a spicy noodle salad, often adding shredded bok choy, carrots, snowpeas, lots more of the peanut sauce, etc.

ORIENTAL SPAGHETTI WITH CUCUMBER AND SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a blender blend the peanut butter, the soy sauce, the lemon juice, the garlic, the red hot pepper flakes, the sugar, and 1/4 cup hot water until the sauce is smooth. In a kettle of boiling salted water boil the spaghetti until it is just tender, drain it in a colander, and rinse it briefly under cold water. Drain the spaghetti well, transfer it to a bowl, and toss it with the sauce, the cucumber, the scallion, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve the pasta at room temperature.