Stir Fried Noodles with Thai Peanut Sauce

By classycook

Ingredients

• 2 cups noodles/spaghetti
• 1 cup fresh mixed vegetables of your choice
• 1 tbsp sesame oil (if doubling add half chicken broth or water)
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• A handful of fresh basil
• 2 tbsp crushed peanuts as topping
• PEANUT SAUCE
• 1 tbsp peanut butter
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 t. Sambal Oelek

Preparation

Step 1

Boil the noodles according the directions given on the package and keep it aside. Clean and chop your vegetables. I used green pepper, baby corn and carrots.

Heat the oil in a pan and add the chopped vegetables. Do not cook it for too long as we still want the vegetables to be crunchy. Fry for a couple of minutes and add the noodles. Now add the soy sauce and fresh basil, stir well and turn off the heat.

For the peanuts, I used dry peanuts and roasted them myself. After roasting them till the skin turns slightly brown, peel them and crush them a mortar and pestle.

To make the peanut sauce simply combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. It really is that easy

To serve – Place the hot/warm noodles in a bowl. Pour a spoonful of the peanut sauce and top it with some crunchy crushed peanuts.