Eat | Spicy Peanut Noodles

  • 4 ounces noodles of your choice
  • Olive oil
  • 1 cup small broccoli florets
  • ½ cup julienned carrots
  • ⅓ cup smooth, natural peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 cup chicken broth, divided
  • ¼ cup natural soy sauce [I prefer tamari sauce]
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • Juice of ½ lime [ or more, to taste]
  • 2 teaspoons siracha sauce
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced or grated
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon or so chopped cilantro
  • 2 scallions, sliced thinly
  • ⅓ cup roasted, salted peanuts, roughly chopped
spicy peanut noodles
  • Start the water to cook the noodles – follow package directions, omitting salt, and using a tablespoon of soy sauce in the cooking water instead.
  • Heat a tablespoon or so of olive oil in a large sauté pan, and add the broccoli and carrots, Stir fry for about minutes until tender crisp.
  • Put the peanut butter and honey in a small bowl.
  • Heat ½ cup of the chicken broth almost to boiling, and pour over the peanut butter and honey and stir until smooth and blended. This may take a minute, but it will come together.
  • Once it does, add the soy sauce, vinegar, lime juice, siracha, sesame oil, ginger and garlic, and stir together. Set aside.
  • When the noodles are done, add them to the pan with the broccoli and carrots, and combine.
  • Pour the sauce over the top, along with the sesame seeds, cilantro and about half of the scallions and half of the peanuts.
  • Stir everything together gently, and if you need to, add a bit more of the warmed chicken broth, until you have a pleasing consistency. You want the sauce to cling, but it should not be at all gummy or sticky.
  • Serve with the additional scallions and peanuts sprinkled over each serving.
  • Have some extra soy sauce and siracha available for people to add if they like.