I’ve been thinking about my wontons in peanut chili sauce but I didn’t want to wrap the wontons. What is a quicker way to get all the flavours without the extra work. Why not just make noodles?
You can substitute the peanut butter with roasted sesame paste and adjust the chili oil to however much you want or don’t want. For the noodles, if you can’t find knife cut noodles, you can use any kind of noodles or even spaghetti.
These noodles are simple to make and so delicious. They are also quick and cheap! You gotta give them a try.
Makes 2-3 serving
Ingredients
4 cakes knife cut noodles
½ pound lean ground pork
1 tablespoon avocado oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger, grated
For the sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
4 tablespoons peanut butter
2-4 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon chili oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
For assembling
½ cucumber, julienne
2 stalks green onion, dark green parts, chopped
8 sprigs cilantro, chopped
Roasted peanuts (garnish)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Set aside.
- In a large pot, cook the noodles according to the package instructions.
- In a wok or large frying pan on medium heat, add avocado oil. Add ground pork, flattening it out to form a patty. Let it sear for 1 minute and flip over. Sear for another minute before breaking it up. Cook until the pork is completely cooked through.
- Push the meat aside and add garlic and ginger. Stir fry for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
- Pour in the sauce and heat through. Add hot noodle water, a tablespoon at a time, to thin out the sauce, if desired. Turn off the heat.
- Place cooked noodles into individual bowls. Top with the sauce, followed by cucumber, green onion, cilantro and roasted peanuts.
Noodles with Peanut Chili Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 cakes knife cut noodles
- ½ pound lean ground pork
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 4 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2-4 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon chili oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sugar
For assembling
- ½ cucumber julienne
- 2 stalks green onion dark green parts, chopped
- 8 sprigs cilantro chopped
- Roasted peanuts garnish
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Set aside.
- In a large pot, cook the noodles according to the package instructions.
- In a wok or large frying pan on medium heat, add avocado oil. Add ground pork, flattening it out to form a patty. Let it sear for 1 minute and flip over. Sear for another minute before breaking it up. Cook until the pork is completely cooked through.
- Push the meat aside and add garlic and ginger. Stir fry for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
- Pour in the sauce and heat through. Add hot noodle water, a tablespoon at a time, to thin out the sauce, if desired. Turn off the heat.
- Place cooked noodles into individual bowls. Top with the sauce, followed by cucumber, green onion, cilantro and roasted peanuts.