Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce Recipe

Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Yield

2-3 servings

Prep Time / Cook Time

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Activity Guide

Backpacking, Bike Touring, Car Camping

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound spaghetti noodles
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced
  • 1 thai bird chile, minced (or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper)
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter, preferably chunky
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped (optional)

Tools

  • Cutting board
  • Fork
  • Knife
  • Large pot
  • Skillet
  • Stove
  • Strainer

Method

  1. Boil water and cook noodles until al dente, about 10 minutes. Reserve about a half cup of the cooking liquid. For small backpacking pots, you may need to break noodles in half first.
  2. In a skillet on medium-high, saute garlic, ginger, and chili in the sesame oil until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Add soy sauce and peanut butter, and stir until smooth, about 1 minute. You may need up to 1/2 cup of cooking liquid if the sauce ends up too thick, so set this aside before draining noodles.
  4. Strain noodles, and mix with the sauce. Stir in fresh cilantro and make sure noodles are fully coated in sauce. Serve hot.