Chelsea and I have gotten pretty into cooking (as shown by our humitas adventures). We have been cooking at home every day. We of course stick to our basics: eggs, rice and beans, mac and cheese with veggies, quinoa pasta. We also have been getting really into cooking Asian dishes. Last week we cooked an awesome tofu curry with lemon verbena (the closest thing to lemongrass here) and lots of veggies. Then a few days ago we decided we wanted to try to make an Asian noodle dish with a teriyaki sauce on the veggies. We made it, it was good....
...BUT not as good as our creation from last night. Last night was Chelsea's final night in Quito before moving to Loja where she will be teaching. We were thinking of going out, but then decided we would rather stay in and cook. We still had some of oyster mushrooms and bean sprouts from our previous stir fry, and figured we should use those up. However, we were out of teriyaki sauce, so we figured we would just make up our own sauce. It was soooo unbelievable, I figured I should share it!
Chelsea and Diandra's AWESOME Peanuty Veggie Noodles
The noodles are just ramen noodles. We cooked them in water with vegetable bouillon to give them a bit of extra flavor.
For vegetables we sautéed spinach and oyster mushrooms (but of course the vegetable options are unlimited) in homemade sesame oil (canola oil with sesame seeds, which get heated for about 5 minutes, while stirring) and ginger.
Now for the best part, the sauce! We eyeballed everything...so it may never be the same again, but I'm sure any variation will be delicious!
First blend chopped garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, a little bit of honey, and some peanuts in a blender.
Make some homemade sesame oil (we are convinced this is the trick), and pour that into the blender with some soy sauce, ahi (Sriracha would be perfect for this, oh how I miss it...), and fresh lime juice. Add a little water if desired to make it a little saucier! Blend all together, and pour over the vegetables that have been sautéed. Then put the veggies on top of the noodles and ENJOY!
We were just so proud of our delicious creation we felt the need to share. :) Buen Provecho!
Hysterical. Proud to count you as a former student. You've come a long way baby since sixth grade. Oh the fun you are having. Thanks for provided some great arm chair travel, as a I take a study break from grading papers. You took me happily back to my tour of the Perugina Chocolate factory my junior year abroad in 1975, watching the little Italian ladies placing the hazelnuts one-by-one by hand on the Baci. Lots of love, Amy
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