COLD ASIAN NOODLES
6 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar or white-wine vinegar
1 tablespoon dried hot red pepper flakes, or to taste
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoon Oriental sesame oil (toasted 100 % sesame oil)
1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger (I used Trader Joe's crushed in a jar)
2 teaspoons chopped garlic (also from a jar)
1 cup chicken broth
1 pound linguine or lo mein noodles
I put in:
chicken
chopped scallion
thinly sliced red bell pepper
cut snow peas
cilantro
chopped peanuts
I would say whatever you like. Cucumber, seeded and julienned would be good but
wouldn't hold. Could serve it on the side to be put on at the last minute.
Preparation
Ahead of time do noodles. In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the noodles until they
are al dente, drain them in a colander, and rinse them under cold water. Then toss them
in a little sesame or peanut oil
In a saucepan combine the soy sauce, the vinegar, the red pepper flakes, the brown
sugar, the peanut butter, the oil, the ginger, and the broth, simmer the mixture, stirring,
until it is thickened and smooth, and let it cool slightly. Drain the noodles well, transfer
them to a bowl, and toss them with the sauce and your added ingredients. Serve the
noodles at room temperature. Garnish with peanuts, scallion, cilantro or whatever.