CHINESE NOODLES WITH PEANUT SAUCE Recipe

  Chinese Pasta

Ingredients:
8 oz Vermicelli noodles, cooked to yield 4 cups
1 lb Skinned, boneless chicken breasts, cut into matchstick pieces
1 tb Soy sauce
2 ts Dry sherry
2 ts Minced fresh ginger
1 t Minced fresh garlic
1/2 md Red onion, thinly sliced
1 md Carrot, cut into matchstick pieces
1/2 Cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into matchstick pieces
1/2 c Roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
PEANUT SAUCE
1/4 c Peanut butter
3 tb Soy sauce
2 tb Rice vinegar
2 tb Chicken broth or water

Directions:
Make Peanut Sauce and set aside. Cook vermicelli on range, in the conventional way. Drain and keep warm. Place chicken in a 3-quart casserole. Coat chicken with soy sauce and sherry. Add ginger, garlic and onions; toss. Cover with lid or vented plastic wrap.
Stirring midway through cooking, microwave on high 4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Add carrot; cover again and microwave on
high 1-1/2 minutes. Add cucumber and warm noodles; toss with Peanut Sauce. Sprinkle chopped peanuts over top.
Note: Partially freeze chicken to make cutting easier.
Peanut Sauce: Place all ingredients in a 1 cup glass measure. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Whisk mixture until well combined; set aside.
Serves6

CHINESE NOODLES WITH PEANUT SAUCE
 

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