Sesame Noodles with Sweet Peppers and Cucumbers

Name: Sesame Noodles with Sweet Peppers and Cucumbers
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Asia, Chinese
Ingredients: 1 , medium red bell pepper; 1 , medium cucumber; 1/4 cup, sesame seeds; 1/4 cup, chunky peanut butter; 2 medium cloves, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 teaspoons); 1 tablespoon, minced fresh ginger; 5 tablespoons, soy sauce; 2 tablespoons, rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon, hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco); 2 tablespoons, light brown sugar lightly packed; , hot water; 1 tablespoon, table salt; 1 pound, fresh Asian noodles or 12 ounces dried spaghetti; 2 tablespoons, toasted sesame oil; 4 , scallions, sliced thin on diagonal; 1 tablespoon, chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 1 , medium carrot, grated

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2004

Main Courses

Asia

Chinese

Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans

We wanted to achieve perfectly cooked noodles in a rich peanut sauce.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1 hour

Sesame Noodles with Sweet Peppers and Cucumbers

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To avoid pitfalls like gummy noodles and bland, pasty sauce, we rinsed the cooked noodles to rid them of excess starch. We wanted a full, flavorful sauce and found that chunky peanut butter ground freshly into the sauce with toasted sesame ...

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