Japanese Udon Noodles in Spicy Peanut Sauce / 4 servings
A mix of Japanese, Thai and Taiwanese recipes.
Ing 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1 cup natural peanut butter 1 -inch chunk fresh ginger 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 clove garlic 1/4 tsp black pepper hot sauce to taste, 4 tbl sesame oil, divided 1 lge yellow onion, thin-sliced 2 lge red bells, cored/thin-sliced 8 oz pkg udon noodles 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Heat on med-high 2 tbl sesame oil. Cook onion and peppers just tender 5 min. Hold on plate. Add udon noodles to boiling water and cook 2 min, just barely cooked---should be bit firm. While noodles cook, return skillet to med-high and add 2 tbl sesame oil. Add Drained noodles to hot skillet. Return onion and peppers to skillet; toss til heated. Remove skillet offheat, pour in liberal amount of peanut sauce (as you prefer), using tongs to coat well. Top with chp peanuts and serve.
Sauce Blender smooth p/butter, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce, water, garlic, black pepper; should be thick, but pourable. Can add bit water and reblend. Add hot sauce to taste, blending again.