10 Minute Peanut Noodles
In just minutes you can have some delicious and filling peanut noodles!
Servings 4 people
Calories 487kcal
Ingredients
- 8 oz soba noodles
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter approximately 3 oz
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup salted peanuts chopped
- 1/3 cup green onions diced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro minced
Instructions
- Add a large pot of unsalted water to stovetop and heat on high to bring to a boil.
- Meanwhile, in a medium to large sized bowl, add peanut butter, honey, soy, peanut oil, rice vinegar, lime juice, chili garlic sauce, ground ginger, and garlic powder. MIx well into a creamy thick sauce.
- Once the sauce is made and water is boiling, add the soba noodles and let boil for 3 1/2 minutes.
- Drain noodles, give just one shake in the colander and then immediately add them to the sauce - a little bit of the cooking liquid will help loosen the sauce a bit and help coat the noodles with the sauce.
- Mix well with tongs ensuring that all of the noodles are coated in the peanut sauce.
- Top with peanuts, green onions, and cilantro. Add sriracha if desired. Serve hot or cold.
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Notes
Cooking the Noodles
While most soba noodles take only about 4 minutes to cook, we've found with this recipe the perfect time is 3 minutes 30 seconds. This ensures that you won't have mushy overcooked noodles.
Be sure to drain the noodles but don't let them sit. Add them immediately to the peanut sauce. Some of the starchy cooking water will also help loosen the sauce a little and allow the sauce to stick better to the noodles.
Substitutions
Soba Noodles - Use your favorite noodles or pasta, but we don't recommend vermicelli or thin rice noodle, or angel hair pasta because they're a little too thin/delicate a noodle for this creamy hearty sauce. Whatever noodle you use, be sure to follow the cooking recommendations for each noodle/pasta as they will vary.
Rice Vinegar - Be sure to use seasoned because it has much more flavor necessary for this sauce.
Honey - You can also use maple syrup or 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
Garlic and Ginger - for the 1/4 teaspoon of ground, you can use 1 scant teaspoon of minced fresh for each.
Chili Garlic Sauce - Omit, or increase for a little more kick!
Sriracha - Finish with for a little added heat!
Nutrition
Calories: 487kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Sodium: 1494mg | Potassium: 473mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 151IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 3mg