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Simple Thai Peanut Noodles

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Noodles, Vegetarian
Servings: 3 -4
Author: Jess Smith via Inquiring Chef

Ingredients

  • 250 g thin noodles (I used bucatini, but spaghetti or rice stick noodles would all work)
  • 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp. red curry paste (more if you want extra spice)
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter*
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup light coconut milk
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 Tbsp. roasted, unsalted peanuts, finely chopped
  • garnish with 2 whole green onions, sliced (optional)

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and cook until tender. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add in red curry paste and peanut butter, stirring to heat in the oil. When the curry paste becomes fragrant, add water and coconut milk, stirring to break apart any remaining pieces of the curry paste or peanut butter. Heat the sauce through until it is bubbling, about 2-3 minutes. Add salt and peanuts (taste and add additional salt if needed), stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat. When the noodles are cooked through, drain them and pour them into the skillet with the sauce. Stir with thongs to combine. Serve immediately, garnished with green onions.

Notes

*For this recipe I used standard, sweetened commercially-produced peanut butter (Jif, I believe). If you prefer to use natural, unsweetened peanut butter, it would work well, but you will likely need to sweeten the sauce with sugar to get a flavor similar to the one in this recipe. This dish would be wonderful with the addition of shredded cooked chicken or any number of vegetables (red peppers or Chinese broccoli come to mind). Just add them to the sauce along with the noodles.