Peanut Chili Oil Noodles

Method4 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Before cooking, mince all 3 garlic cloves and enough ginger (1 tsp) to measure 1 teaspoon. Wash and slice the unmeasured garnish scallions and crush the unmeasured garnish peanuts. Bring a separate pot of water to a boil and cook all 150 g of your chosen noodles (150 g) according to their package. Begin the package timer only when the noodles start cooking; make the sauce while they cook and drain promptly when ready.

   Noodle cooking timeUses 3 clove garlic, minced · 1 tsp ginger, minced · scallions (for garnish) · peanuts, crushed (for garnish) · Water for boiling the noodles according to their package · 150 g noodles (of your choice; knife-cut noodles work well)

   
2. 2

   Step 2: In a bowl combine all 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 2 tablespoons sauce chili oil, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, ½ tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon sugar and ¼ teaspoon salt with all the minced garlic and teaspoon of minced ginger prepared in step 1. Mix until combined. Loosen with 2–3 tablespoons of the separate hot sauce water (2–3 tbsp), adding within that listed range to reach a creamy consistency. Keep the additional garnish chili oil separate.

   Uses All 3 cloves minced in step 1 · The full teaspoon ginger minced in step 1 · 2 tbsp peanut butter · 2 tbsp chili oil · 1 tsp sesame oil · 2 tbsp soy sauce · 0.5 tbsp rice vinegar · 1 tsp sugar

   
3. 3

   Step 3: Drain all the noodles cooked in step 1 and immediately add them to the complete peanut-chili sauce from step 2. Toss thoroughly until every strand is coated.

   Uses All 150 g noodles cooked according to their package in step 1 · The full measured sauce and actual 2–3 tablespoon hot-water amount mixed in step 2

   
4. 4

   Step 4: Finish the complete sauced noodles from step 3 with ready-fried onions, the scallions sliced and peanuts crushed in step 1, a drizzle of the separate garnish chili oil, and sesame seeds. All garnish amounts are unmeasured. Serve immediately; the author gives no number of portions for this batch.

   Uses All the cooked noodles and sauce combined in step 3 · fried onions (for garnish) · The actual scallions washed and sliced in step 1 · The actual peanuts crushed in step 1 · chili oil (for garnish) · sesame seeds (for garnish)