'sesame' Noodles With Peanut Sauce

MsKittyKat's Note:

Delicious cold dish for a hot day.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 10 cloves garlic
• ½ cup natural-style peanut butter
• ½ cup soy sauce
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon hot chili oil (adjust to your liking)
• ½ teaspoon rice wine or ½ teaspoon dry sherry
• 1 lb spaghetti , cooked according to package directions,cooled
• 2 green onions , chopped

Directions:

1. Mince the garlic in a food processor, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides.
2. Add peanut butter, soy sauce, sugar, chili oil and rice wine.
3. Puree 1 minute and allow sauce to stand for 1 to 2 hours to allow flavors to develop.
4. Put the spaghetti in a large bowl; top with sauce.
5. Mix until the pasta strands are evenly coated.
6. Garnish with green onions.

Reviews

[Rose is Rose]

I have made this twice now with equally good results. I don't bother dragging out the food processor, I just cream the peanut butter with the sugar using a wooden spoon until it's smooth and then add the rest of the ingredients. I use smooth Jiff because I never have the natural stuff on hand. I also added skillet browned tofu to make it a main dish; extra onion and garlic juice in place of the cloves because it's easier. It is very helpful to have a large bowl to mix this up in--mine is 13 quart. I also cooled the noodles the first time and then the second, put the sauce mix on while the noodles were still hot. I thought the sauce dispersed easier while the noodles were warm. This is an excellent dish and very much like something you would get in a restaurant. A good choice for hot weather! MsKittyKat, thanks for a super recipe! I will use it often!

[*Parsley*]

I love garlic, so I loved these garlicky sesame noodles! I only used 1 tbsp of chili oil and made up the other 1 tbsp with sesame oil. The noodles are simple, yet delicious. I liked them best at room temperature. Thanx for sharing!

[Rita~]

Lots of garlic flavor in the sauce! Softened the peanut butter in the microwave oven to help it blend easily, I cut the soy sauce back to 1/4 cup the 1/2 cup would have made this way to salty, skipped the sugar and didn`t miss it, went for 2 tablespoons of the oil we like the heat and also added 1 tablespoon sesame oil for a little more nutty kick, used 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar, used Ramen noodles, added leftover roasted broccoli. Thanks!