Sunday, January 22, 2012

Thai Peanut Noodles

Thai Peanut Noodles
8 ounces linguine noodles
1/2 cup chicken broth
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1-2 teaspoons chili sauce (1 is mild with a bite, 1.5 is medium-hot, and 2 is hot)
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
chopped green onions
chopped cilantro
chopped peanuts
2 limes for garnish

1.  Cook noodles in salted water according to package directions
2.  While the noodles are cooking, combine the chicken broth, peanut butter, chili sauce, honey, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.  Whisk until smooth and remove from heat.
3.  Toss cooked noodles with sauce and divide among 4 bowls.  Sprinkle with green onions, cilantro, and chopped peanuts, and garnish each serving with 2 lime quarters. Before eating, squeeze lime juice over noodles and stir to combine.

SURVEY SAYS:  Keeper, but needs tweeking next time.  I only put 1/2 tsp of chili sauce in it and it still had quite a "kick" to it...  Also, I didn't have any limes so maybe the lime juice would help calm the spicy-ness.