Noodles In Peanut Miso Sauce
Noodles recipe with the umami of miso and soy, sweetness from peanut butter, tang from molasses and heat from chilli paste.
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.