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Peanut butter noodles garnished with green onions and chili flakes served in a black bowl.
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Peanut Butter Noodles

This delicious spicy peanut butter noodles recipe needs only a few easily available ingredients and gets ready in just 15 minutes. This a perfect recipe for a lazy day cooking when you want to eat something tasty but don't want to spend hours in the kitchen. It's a vegan recipe.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 496kcal
Author Vandana Chauhan

Equipment

  • 1 Cooking pot , for cooking ramen
  • 1 Cooking pot or pan , for making peanut butter ramen
  • 1 Large strainer , to strain the cooked ramen
  • 1 small grater , to grate garlic and ginger
  • Knife and chopping board , to chop the spring onion
  • Spatula

Ingredients

  • 150 grams Instant ramen or any noodle of choice
  • 3 tablespoons peanut butter creamy or crunchy, both are fine
  • 1 teaspoon red chili sauce or any hot sauce of choice adjust to taste
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • ½ inch piece of ginger grated
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 stalk spring onion finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon red chili flakes adjust to taste
  • Water to cook ramen and to adjust the consistency of peanut butter sauce.

Instructions

  • Cook instant ramen as per the package instructions, strain, and keep aside.
  • While the ramen is getting cooked, put peanut butter, red chili sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, chili flakes, ginger, and garlic into a pan.
  • Put the pan on the stovetop and switch it on. Keep the heat low or medium. Cook the mixture until the peanut butter starts melting. Add warm water, little by little, and cook while continuously stirring until you get a creamy sauce with a consistency that could easily coat the ramen strands.
  • Once the mixture starts bubbling add the noodles, gently toss and turn off the heat.
  • Garnish with chopped spring onions, toasted white sesame seeds, and red chili flakes.

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Notes

  1. You can use creamy as well as crunchy peanut butter in this recipe.
  2. Add chopped sauteed vegetables, mushrooms, or tofu for a healthier version of peanut butter ramen.
  3. Adjust the amount of chili according to your heat tolerance level.
  4. You may also add some chili oil to make the ramen spicier.
  5. If your peanut butter doesn't have added sugar, you may add around ½ a teaspoon of brown sugar or palm sugar to the dish.
  6. To adjust the consistency of the sauce, don't add all the water in one go. Add a few tablespoons of water at a time and cook until you get the desired consistency.
  7. You may also garnish this dish with some roasted peanuts.
  8. More recipe tips and tricks are shared in the post above, please follow them to make this recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 496kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 2246mg | Potassium: 391mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 369IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 4mg