Chicken With Peanut Sauce
This easy and flavorful noodle dish combines tender rice noodles with a creamy peanut sauce, shredded chicken, and fresh spinach. The savory peanut sauce brings a delightful blend of umami from soy sauce and nuttiness from peanut butter. Topped with crunchy peanuts and fragrant cilantro, this dish is both satisfying and packed with vibrant flavors. Perfect for a quick and delicious weeknight dinner.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup warm water, plus more as needed
- 3 Tbs. creamy peanut butter
- 3 Tbs. soy sauce
- 3 Tbs. rice vinegar
- 2 Tbs. Asian sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp. chili paste
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 lb. dried rice noodles or rice vermicelli, soaked in hot water to cover for 15 minutes and drained
- 1/2 lb. baby spinach
- 1 Tbs. corn or peanut oil
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 1 Tbs. chopped roasted peanuts
- 3 Tbs. chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- <b>Make the peanut sauce</b>
- In a blender, combine the 1/4 cup warm water, the peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, chili paste and sugar. Process until a smooth sauce forms. If the sauce is too thick, add up to 1 Tbs. more warm water.
- <b>Cook the noodles </b>
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Plunge the reconstituted noodles into the water for 5 seconds and drain immediately. Pour the noodles back into the warm pot, add the spinach and corn oil, and toss gently to distribute the ingredients evenly.
- <b>Assemble and serve</b>
- In a bowl, toss the chicken with half of the peanut sauce. Transfer the noodles to a large bowl or platter and scatter the chicken on top. Garnish with the peanuts and cilantro and serve immediately. Pass the remaining peanut sauce at the table. Serves 4.
- Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Food Made Fast Series,<i> Asian,</i> by Farina Wong Kingsley (Oxmoor House, 2007).
Yield
Serves 4.
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