Cooking
Oh hey...look! Another Asian noodle dish. What are the odds...
This is a recipe that called for spaghetti (heck, it's in the name), but I have issues with thin pastas so we opted to use a wonton noodle instead.
Turns out, it wouldn't have mattered. The way the dish is prepared, still got soggy noodles.
Anyway...chicken (or Quorn) gets briefly marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, lime juice, oil, garlic & ginger.
Meanwhile, more soy sauce & lime juice, peanut butter, broth (we used veg), sugar, salt & pepper flakes simmer.
Grill the chicken (recipe says about 5 minutes per side; it took a lot longer when we did it); let it rest, then slice.
Cook & drain noodles, toss with sauce, chicken (which...uh...we forgot to do), & scallions (which...uh...we neglected to use); top with chopped peanuts.
Matt liked it. Alex inhaled it. I, of course, had noodle-texture issues, so Matt very sweetly dumped mine into a skillet & gave it a quick fry.
Strongest flavors were peanut & soy, so if you like that sort of thing & can handle very soggy noodles, go for it. Otherwise...maybe not worth your time.
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Cooking
Wonton Noodles with Chicken & Thai Peanut Sauce
Oh hey...look! Another Asian noodle dish. What are the odds...
This is a recipe that called for spaghetti (heck, it's in the name), but I have issues with thin pastas so we opted to use a wonton noodle instead.
Turns out, it wouldn't have mattered. The way the dish is prepared, still got soggy noodles.
Anyway...chicken (or Quorn) gets briefly marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, lime juice, oil, garlic & ginger.
Meanwhile, more soy sauce & lime juice, peanut butter, broth (we used veg), sugar, salt & pepper flakes simmer.
Grill the chicken (recipe says about 5 minutes per side; it took a lot longer when we did it); let it rest, then slice.
Cook & drain noodles, toss with sauce, chicken (which...uh...we forgot to do), & scallions (which...uh...we neglected to use); top with chopped peanuts.
Matt liked it. Alex inhaled it. I, of course, had noodle-texture issues, so Matt very sweetly dumped mine into a skillet & gave it a quick fry.
Strongest flavors were peanut & soy, so if you like that sort of thing & can handle very soggy noodles, go for it. Otherwise...maybe not worth your time.
- Perfect Peanut Sauce Recipe
Peanut sauce is better than 31 flavors of ice cream. Ok, that sounds completely ridiculous, but how many things are as versatile as peanut sauce? What else can you think of that perfectly complements raw or cooked vegetables, chicken, beef or shrimp...
- Home Cooked & Hand-made
For Christmas, my sister-in-law gave us the cookbook Noodle Fusion. Even a simple peruse showed promise; I picked the Ginger Noodles for the test run. Red onion and ginger and garlic, stir fried, added to soaked and drained noodles, mixed with a flavored...
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From the most recent issue of Food & Wine...the whole issue is dedicated to Asian cuisine. So while Matt made sushi for me (we seem to have settled on 'sushi Sundays'), I prepared this dish for him. Chow mein noodles, cooked and tossed with...
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Funny how it works out, eh? Friday, I tried something completely new and different to me: sesame noodles and wontons. Sounds odd, to hear that. I know. But, I grew up in a real meat-and-potatoes town. And 'normal' dinners in my house were...