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- From: boss@scooby.cs.umass.edu (Ronya Boss)
- Subject: Cold Chinese Noodles in Peanut-Sesame Sauce
- Message-ID: <9308161731.AA05932@scooby.cs.umass.edu>
- Organization: Taronga Park BBS
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 93 13:31:11 -0400
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- This recipe was lifted from some "California" cooking cook book...sorry,
- don't remember the name.
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- The hardest part of the recipe is amassing the ingredients. Most can be
- purchased in an Oriental Food Store. Once you make the dressing, you will
- have "instant" company fare on hand for a long, long time. The recipe
- makes 1 quart. I store mine in a mayonnaise-type jar in the refrigerator.
- Dressing will keep well indefinitely in the refrigerator. Use about 2-4
- heaping Tbsp. of dressing per pound of noodles.
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- Recipe may be prepared up to 1 day ahead of time through Step 3 and kept
- refrigerated.
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- 1 lb. chinese-style noodles (or any spaghetti/fettucini-type pasta)
- 2 Tbsp. dark sesame oil
- DRESSING:
- 6 Tbsp. peanut butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 Tbsp. light soy sauce
- 6 Tbsp. dark soy sauce
- 6 Tbsp. tahini (sesame paste)
- 1/2 cup dark sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp. sherry
- 4 tsp. rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 4 medium cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp. minced fresh ginger
- 1-2 Tbsp. hot pepper oil (see instructions below)*
- 1/2 cup hot water
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- GARNISH: (all are optional, depending on your taste)
- 1 carrot, peeled
- 1/2 firm medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and julienned
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
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- 1. Cook noodles in large pot of boiling unsalted water over medium heat
- until barely tender and still firm.
- 2. Drain immediately and rinse with cold water until cold. Drain well
- and toss noodles with (2 Tbsp) dark sesame oil so they don't stick
- together.
- 3. FOR DRESSING: combine all ingredients except hot water in a blender
- or food processor fitted with steel blade and blend until smooth.
- Thin with hot water to consistency of whipping cream.
- 4. For garnish, peel flesh of carrot in short shavings about 4" long.
- Place in ice water for 30 minutes to curl.
- 5. Just before serving, toss noodles with sauce. Garnish with cucumber,
- peanuts, green onion, and carrot curls. Serve at room temperature.
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- * HOT PEPPER OIL: Amount you use depends on how hot you like it. 2 Tbsp.
- will give it a nice "bite." If your tastes run to the very hot, you might
- want to use 3 Tbsp.
- If you don't want to buy the oil "ready made" in the market, here's a
- recipe:
- 1/4 cup hot red pepper flakes, 1 cup oil. Combine in a saucepan over
- medium heat. Bring to boil, and immediately turn off heat. Let cool.
- Strain in small glass container that can be sealed. Refrigerate.
- Lasts indefinitely.
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