Peanut Garlic Spicy Noodles

I threw this together in 30 minutes or less, and it will be going into regular rotation for sure! Love when experiments created in my head, actually work out 😂

This dish is so flavorful with richness from the peanut sauce, and I love the textures with the crispy veggies. Next time I think I will add chopped peanuts as well for extra crunch.

I made this pretty spicy 🌶, you can easily reduce or eliminate the heat if spicy is not your taste, by not using jalapenos and/or chili garlic sauce.

The first step is to make your sauce and cook your ramen noodles according to instructions (could use any noodles you like, for instance Soba buckwheat noodles, spaghetti, brown rice ramen noodles, pad thai noodles, lots of options).

Drain your noodles, once cooked- cook till firm, but not overly soft, as they will sauté in the pan and soak up the sauce as well.

Sauce:

3 parts peanut sauce
2 parts soy sauce
1 part rice vinegar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
2 cloves minced garlic

Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.

Next slice your vegetables.

I used:

sweet bell peppers
fresh jalapenos
mushrooms.
2 green onions (sauté half, use the other half to top at the end)
fresh cilantro-save for the end
Use whatever you like- baby corn, variety of mushrooms, pineapple, zucchini, all would be great in this dish.

Next heat up a pan or wok with a bit of avocado oil (or your favorite oil)

Add your vegetables and stir fry till softened, but still has a bit of crisp. I add the firmer peppers like the peppers and jalapenos a minute or so before the softer veggies like mushrooms and green onion.

Add your cooked noodles and pour your sauce over the noodles and veggies and stir fry for a minute or so making sure the sauce is fully and equally coating all the noodles and veggies.