Cold Peanut Noodles With Tofu Red Peppers Recipe Recipes Net

Ingredients

½lbfirm tofu

¼cupsoy sauce,(plus 2 tbsp)

¾lbchinese chow mein noodles,or thin linguine

½cupcreamy peanut butter

½cupchicken stock,or low sodium broth

1tbsprice vinegar

¾tspchinese chile garlic sauce

1tbspfresh ginger,chopped

1clovegarlic

¾tspasian sesame oil

2red bell peppers

3scallions

cilantro sprigs

Preparation

In a large bowl, toss the tofu with 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce and let stand for 10 minutes.

Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil.

Add the chow mein noodles and cook until they are al dente.

Drain and rinse the noodles under cold water.

Shake out the excess water and add the noodles to the tofu and soy sauce.

Meanwhile, in a blender, combine the remaining soy sauce with the peanut butter, chicken stock, rice vinegar, chile-garlic sauce, ginger, garlic and sesame oil and puree until a smooth sauce forms.

Pour the peanut sauce over the noodles, add the sliced red bell peppers and scallions and toss.

Garnish with cilantro and serve.

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