Thai peanut noodle stir fry
For a quick noodle dish that is easy and delicious, try Thai peanut noodle stir fry. This is an easy meal that can be ready in less than half an hour.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Stir fry vegetables
- 2 Carrots
- 1 Red onion
- 1 Bell pepper
- 1 Broccoli
Sauce
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 2/3 cup coconut milk
Noodles
- 200 g Spaghetti, rice noodles, or other noodles of choice
Instructions
Pre heat water/pan and prepare vegetables for cooking
- Fill a pot half way with water, cover with a lid, and heat at high heat until boiling. While the water is heating up, pre-heat a frying pan or wok by placing it on an element at medium heat with about a teaspoon of oil (olive oil or sesame oil work well).
- While the water and frying pan are heating up, wash and dice or chop the vegetables (you can use the vegetables listed here, or modify to taste). Fresh or frozen vegetables work well. They should be chopped to bite size pieces. Keep the vegetables in separate piles (one pile of onions, one pile of carrots, etc.).
Boil the noodles
- By the time the vegetables are ready to cook, the pan should be hot enough. Watch for the oil to start to smoke a bit - this means the pan is hot. When the water is boiling, add the noodles. This will probably occur part way through the stir frying process. Set a timer for the time indicated on the package (usually around 7 or 8 minutes), and then drain the noodles when they are finished cooking. I like to rinse the noodles to keep them from sticking together by running hot water over them while they are draining in a strainer. Keep them in a strainer and place it over the pot they were just cooked in to catch any remaining water. Set aside until the vegetables are finished cooking.
Stir fry the vegetables
- Stir fry the vegetables until tender-crisp. If using frozen vegetables, add them all to the pan and keep stirring until they are hot. This should only take about 5 minutes.If using fresh vegetables, it will take about 8 - 10 minutes to cook them. Start by adding the onions and carrots to the hot pan. Stir frequently (every 30 seconds or more) for about 3 minutes, and then add peppers. Keep stirring frequently for 3 minutes, and then add broccoli. Cover the pan with a lid for 2 minutes. During this 2 minutes, make the sauce (see below). At the end of the 2 minutes, the broccoli should be bright green.
Prepare the sauce
- Add all the sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk together until combined, or add the ingredients to a blender and blend for 5 seconds.Remove the lid of the frying pan and stir the vegetables thoroughly. Turn the heat down to simmer, and pour the sauce mixture over the vegetables. Stir the vegetables and sauce until the sauce is thick and bubbly.
- Add the noodles to the frying pan with the vegetables and sauce, and stir thoroughly until everything is mixed together and evenly covered with sauce.
- Top with peanuts and serve.