Description
This is a fairly good approximation of a thai sauce; all of the ingredients are available at your standard kroeger/ralph's/shaw's kind of supermarket.
Ingredients
- Chunky Peanut Butter
- Soy Sauce
- Tomato Puree
- Dry Sherry
- Lime, Zest Of
- Fresh Lime Juice
- Brown Sugar
- Chili Paste With Garlic
- Vegetable Oil
- Garlic Cloves
- Peanuts
- Scallions
- Red Bell Pepper
- Snow Peas
- Mushrooms
- Broccoli Florets
- Spaghetti
Instructions
- I use whole wheat spaghetti
- To make sauce: place peanut butter in medium-sized bowl
- With fork stir in soy sauce, tomato sauce / puree, sherry, lime zest, lime juice, brown sugar, and chili paste
- Heat oil in small saucepan over medium heat
- Add the garlic and cook 1 minute
- Stir in the peanut sauce and keep warm over low heat
- Do not let the sauce simmer (or, heavens forbid, boil — it will be too thick to use
- Just keep it warm
- Combine the vegetables and peanuts in a bowl and set aside
- Cook your pasta of choice according to directions
- After draining, place in large bowl
- Pour the sauce on the noodles and toss
- Sprinkle the vegetables across the top and mix lightly
- Serve immediately
- You can add cooked chicken or shrimp, or any other combination of vegetables you like