Food Friday: Noodles with Peanut Sauce

Noodles with Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 carrot, peeled
• 3 tsp vegetable oil, divided
• 2cm fresh ginger, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup chicken broth
• ¼ cup natural-style peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1½ tablespoons rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
• 250g snow peas, trimmed
• 500g cooked linguine
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. Shave the carrots lengthwise into very thin strips using a vegetable peeler; set aside.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon of the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the ginger and garlic; sauté, stirring, for about 30 seconds. Add chicken broth, peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili garlic sauce, and salt; stir until well-blended. Reduce heat and simmer 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; keep warm.
3. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a cast-iron frying pan over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers and snow peas and saute until tender. Remove from heat.
4. Combine carrot, peanut butter mixture, bell pepper mixture, and linguine in a large bowl; toss well. Sprinkle with cilantro.
5. Serve warm or at room temperature.