Sesame noodles/peanut butter noodles

amother

Jetblack

Thu, Dec 21 2023, 2:28 pm

Suzie Fishbein’s recipe is really good

1 lb spaghetti
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup toasted sesame oil
⅓ cup sugar
3 scallions thinly sliced
1/4 cup sesame seeds

Cook spaghetti and drain. Combine sauce ingredients and mix noodles in bag with the sauce. Add scallions and sesame seeds.

mha3484

Thu, Dec 21 2023, 2:42 pm

Cold sesame noodles with crunchy vegetables

Ingredients:

Salt

4 cups chopped fresh crunchy raw vegetables: snow peas, bell peppers, cucumbers, scallions

12 ounces fresh Chinese egg noodles or long pasta like linguine

2 tablespoons dark sesame oil

½ cup tahini, peanut butter or a combination

2 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons soy sauce, or to taste

1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger (optional)

1 tablespoon rice or white-wine or other vinegar

Hot sesame oil or Tabasco sauce to taste

½ teaspoon black pepper, or more to taste

Directions:

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Prepare the vegetables: trim, seed, peel as necessary and cut into bite-size pieces. Reserve in a container until ready to use.

2. Cook the noodles in the boiling water until tender but not mushy. When they’re done, rinse in cold water, then toss with ½ tablespoon sesame oil. Store in one or more containers.

3. Whisk together remaining 1½ tablespoons sesame oil, the tahini, sugar, soy, ginger, vinegar, hot oil and black pepper in a large bowl. Thin the sauce with hot water until it’s about the consistency of heavy cream; you will need ¼ to ½ cup per serving. Store as desired.

4. When you’re ready to eat, toss a portion of the noodles and a portion of the vegetables; top with sauce and stir to coat.

Adapted By The New York Times from “How to Cook Everything,” by Mark Bittman