Recipe Research: Fuzhou Peanut Butter Noodles

A simple yet delicious dish! Simply mix the sauce together, toss in your cooked noodles, garnish, and you've got yourself some Fujianese Style Peanut Butter Noodles!

Prepping time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking time: 5 minutes

3-4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 pack of wonton noodles (has 3 or 4 nests of noodles)
• 3 Tablespoons of peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
• Soysauce to taste (start with 1 Tablespoon)
• Sesame oil to taste (start with 1 tablespoon)
• 1 scallion chopped, for garnish
• Optional garnishes: shredded cucumber, chili oil, Sriracha, kimchi, etc.

Instructions

1. Mix peanut butter, soysauce and sesame oil in a bowl; taste the sauce until you find a good balance of flavors. Set the sauce bowl aside.
2. Boil a pot of water and add in noodles
3. Cook for 1 minute (or 2 minutes if frozen) just until noodles are warm and pliant (save a cup of pasta water)
4. When the noodles are done, scoop them up and plop them into the sauce bowl. Add a spoonful of pasta water to make the sauce more runny (add as little or as much pasta water as you want to get the sauce to a consistency you like).

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