Noodles In Peanut Miso Sauce.
I am sure my love for pastas and noodles is evident from my blog now 😀. I love trying different spices and flavours and that is the reason I am found experimenting with them in my kitchen very often. When you begin to understand flavours, you know what balancing it means. A combination of salty, sweet, sour and hot and a perfect balance of flavour is achieved.
In this sauce here I balanced the sauce with peanut butter for sweet, miso and soy sauce for salt, pomegranate molasses for tang and red chilli sauce for the heat. Proportions were as per the taste buds and we had a wonderful umami saucy noodles to devour. To perfect the recipe, I tried again and it was even better with some additions of chilli flakes, black pepper and sesame seeds. I also boiled the noodles in little salt and lemongrass water and was pleasantly surprised with the mild aroma of lemongrass. Now that I know, this recipe is worth sharing here, I hope you enjoy my version of it. For me and the husband, the salt from the miso paste, soy sauce and the boiled noodles were enough. But taste and feel free to adjust the seasonings as per personal preference. Did I already mention this comes together in less than 20 mins.
How to make peanut miso sauce?
In a bowl, whisk together – 2 tsps miso paste, 1 tsp peanut butter, 1/2 tsp soy sauce, 3/4 tsp pomegranate molasses, 1.5 tsps red chilli sauce. Dilute with a little water and whisk until no lumps are there. Taste the sauce and adjust the ingredients as per the taste buds.
Heat a couple tsps sesame oil in a pan, sauté 2 tbsp finely crushed ginger and garlic until it changes colour. Whisk in the sauce and black pepper to taste. Add more water if needed and dunk in the noodles. Mix well, taste and adjust seasonings. Top it up with toasted black and white sesame seeds and red chilli flakes. Lap it up and enjoy!!! I would also normally top it with a fresh element like spring greens based on it’ availability.
Its best enjoyed when made and served fresh.
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Noodles In Peanut Miso Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 Portions Rice flat noodles
- 2 Tsps Sesame oil
- 2 Tbsps Crushed ginger and garlic
- 1/2 Tsp Black pepper Freshly ground
- White and black sesame seeds - to garnish Toasted
- Red chilli flakes - to garnish
Sauce
- 2 Tsps Miso paste
- 1 Tsp Peanut butter
- 1/2 Tsp Soy sauce
- 3/4 Tsp Pomegranate molasses
- 1.5 Tsps Red chilli sauce/paste
- 2 Tbsps Water or more
Instructions
- Soak and boil noodles as per packet instructions.
- In a bowl, whisk together the sauce ingredients - 2 tsp miso paste, 1.5 tsp peanut butter, 1/2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp pomegranate molasses, 1.5 tsp red chilli sauce. Dilute with a little water and whisk until no lumps are there. Taste the sauce and adjust the ingredients as per your taste buds.
- Heat a couple tsps sesame oil in a pan, sauté 2 tbsp finely crushed ginger and garlic until it changes colour.
- Whisk in the sauce and black pepper to taste. Add more water if needed and dunk in the noodles.
- Mix well, taste and adjust seasonings. Top it up with toasted black and white sesame seeds and red chilli flakes. Lap it up and enjoy!!! I would also normally top it with a fresh element like spring greens based on it’ availability.
