Red Curry Peanut Noodles

Name: Red Curry Peanut Noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 lb whole wheat spaghetti; 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter; 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon red curry paste; 1/3 cup chicken stock; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, plus; 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, packed; kosher salt; 1 cup mung bean sprouts (2 1/2 ounces); 2 scallions, white and green parts, quartered and thinly sliced lengthwise; 1 carrot, coarsely grated; 1/3 cup peanuts, coarsely chopped; lime wedge, for serving

Submitted by HeatherN

"This recipe is from the Feb 2008 issue of Food and Wine magazine. I made it without the mung bean sprouts (store didn't have any) and thought it was delicious. They recommend serving with a light bodied, berry inflected rose, such as a 2006 M. Chapoutier Cotes-du-Rhone Belleruche Rose. (sounds good to me...)"

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Ready In:: 25mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 4

ingredients

³⁄₄ lb whole wheat spaghetti
¹⁄₂ cup smooth peanut butter
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon red curry paste
¹⁄₃ cup chicken stock
¹⁄₄ cup fresh cilantro, plus
2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, packed
kosher salt
1 cup mung bean sprouts (2 1/2 ounces)
2 scallions, white and green parts, quartered and thinly sliced lengthwise
1 carrot, coarsely grated
¹⁄₃ cup peanuts, coarsely chopped
lime wedge, for serving

directions

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the spaghetti until al dente. Drain the spaghetti and rinse under cold water until cool. Drain very well.
Meanwhile, in a food processor, combine the peanut butter with the lime juice, red curry paste, stock and 1/4 cup of the cilantro leaves and puree. Season the sauce with salt.
In a large bowl, toss the spaghetti with the peanut sauce, bean sprouts, scallions and carrot until well coated. Season with salt. Transfer to bowls and sprinkle with remaining cilantro leaves and the peanuts. Serve with lime wedges.

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Reviews

This recipe needed something. I had to doctor it up with Srirachi sauce, and that helped, but it was still not as good as I'd wanted it to be. Ginger, maybe?

Carianne