Eventually I had to add a whole cup of extra broth to get it soft enough to mix with the noodles. I let it "thicken" a couple more minutes and it turned into a hard paste. The sauce only needed to cook for about a minute, long enough for the natural peanut butter we used to soften. Served with scallions and julienned cucumber and
IĪlso grated in some garlic along with the ginger,Īnd I used pasta water to thin the sauce rather This really hit the spot! Like others, I reduced the We top with chopped peanuts, sesame seeds, and cilantro. This is a great easy meal to serve guests too, because all the colors are gorgeous and it's best at room temperature. Also doubled the ginger in the sauce and added an equal amount of garlic. We made this into a whole healthy meal by adding julienned carrot, red pepper, cabbage, and snow peas, each just barely steamed or sauteed first, and using whole-wheat pasta. Eat it for lunch all week.Įasy and delicious. The dish had even more of a sesame flavor and the sauce didn't make the noodles "clump up."ĭry-fry 1lb tofu ahead, and then stir into the sauce.
I took the suggestion about adding 2 tbs of sesame oil to the noodles and chilling before adding the sauce, and it was a wonderful idea. On the advice of another commenter I added snow peas, carrots, and red pepper to give it some crunch. I doubled the sesame oil but otherwise made this as-is and it was delicious! Even better cold the next day. That pepper sauce recipe is a keeper, too! Extra-fresh sesame taste, and fluffy texture. If you're feeling all artisanal, lightly toast some sesame seeds and whirl them up in the mini-processor that came with your stick blender. It tastes almost exactly like what I used to get back in NYC.Ĭold Somen noodles are a nice choice. It's mediocre at best and most places don't even have cold sesame noodles. The mistake I made in moving to the Poconos from NYC was not checking out the Chinese food in the area.
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This was the perfect dish for the situation, with wonderful flavors, full of possibilities in the future. I cut the ingredients to a single serving, and had it finished in less than 10 minutes. In case my other review is gone but this one makes it: replace most/all broth with more rice vinegar and soy sauce, replace half peanut butter with tahini, add more fresh ginger, add garlic, and chopped nuts garnish.Īs I sat here sweltering in the summer heat of almost 100 degrees, attending to a post-surgical spouse with no appetite, I found this. Sorry if this is a double post but my previous review disappeared after submission - I only rated 2 stars due to blandness - I tried to do a review without a rating this time and that's not allowed. I used rice noodles and it was fantastic.
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