This recipe is what you need for when you want the flavors of delicious take out but the wholesome quality of a home cooked meal. One of the many beauties of these noodles is you can make them to your preferred spiciness with just a few suggested alterations. Make these spicy peanut noodles for dinner and double the recipe to have some of the best leftovers for lunch the next day.
This post is going to provide you with the best spicy peanut noodles that are easy to make.
Let’s talk noodles…
The noodles in this spicy peanut noodle dish are the most important part of the recipe. You need the right size shape and texture of noodles for this dish to come out correctly.
I recommend/highly encourage you to use these Sun Noodles
What is so special about these noodles? Well they are hand pulled in Hawaii and you better believe you can taste the effort put in here. They are perfect for this dish as well as ramen or really most Asian inspired noodle dishes.
What about the sauce…
The next most important component to making these spicy peanut noodles is the sauce.
The beauty of this sauce is that you can take all the ingredients blend them up together and your sauce is ready for your cooked noodles. To emphasize one more time this dish is easy to make and so so delicious.
And the finishing touches….
To really elevate our noodles here we are going to add a few toppers to add a little textural complexity. Garnish the noodles with chopped peanuts and thinly sliced scallions and chili oil for some extra heat if you prefer it.
Adding those few ingredients at the end keep the overall dish simple but take it to the next level texturally and visually.
Follow those few cooking tips and these spicy peanut noodles are perfect for impressing even the toughest critic without any hassle!
Check out the recipe below to have the best spicy peanut noodles ever!
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup or 70 grams Peanut Butter
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 Tbsp or 15 grams (double for spicier noodles) Szechuan
- 2 Tbsp or 10 grams Hoisin
- 2 Tbsp or 20 grams Fermented shallot
- 1/4 cup or 33 grams Tamari Soy Sauce
- 2 tsp or 5 grams Worcestershire
- 1 tsp or 2 grams Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 Tbsp or 20 grams Sesame Oil
- 1/2 cup or 80 grams Water
- 1 13.5 oz. package of Sun Noodles (see blog post)
- 2 tsp or 10 grams chopped Peanuts
- 1 ea sliced Scallions
- 1/2 tsp or 2 grams Spicy Chili Crisp Oil
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- In a blender add the peanut butter, garlic, Szechuan, hoisin, fermented shallot, soy sauce, Worcestershire, red pepper flakes, sesame oil, and water and blend on high for one minute.
- Cook the sun noodles for two minutes or per the package instructions and drain out all the water.
- Add the blended peanut sauce to the cooked noodles and mix until all the noodles are coated in peanut sauce.
- Place a serving in a bowl and garnish with chopped peanuts, scallions, and a drizzle of spicy chili crisp oil.
- Serve immediately.
