Title: Cold noodles in spicy peanut sauce
 Categories: Entrees, Chinese, Pasta, Usenet
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2 T  Garlic, minced (fresh)
      3 T  Coriander, minced
           -(fresh)
    1/2 c  Peanut butter
      5 oz Soy sauce, light
      5 T  Sugar
           Rice wine (between
           -1/2 t to 1 T)
      1 T  Hot bean paste
           -(up to 2 T)
      1 T  Sesame oil
      1 lb Lo mein noodles (other
           -noodles will do,
           -such as ramen noodles,
           -or even spaghetti)
 
  Cook the lo mein according to directions.  Let cool.  Mix the rest of
  the ingredients.  Peanut butter doesn't mix very well, so for a few
  minutes you'll think you've made a mistake. Don't worry, just keep
  stirring until it's smooth. Add the sauce to the noodles.
  
  Hot bean sauce also goes by the name Szechuan bean sauce etc.  This
  is the main "spicy" ingredient and should be handled with care.  Vary
  this ingredient to taste. This recipe is probably very good without
  it. It's also quite good served when the noodles are still hot.
  
  NOTES:
  
  *  Mildly spicy cold noodles -- I first had this at Brandy Ho's in
  Chinatown, San Francisco. I forget where I found the recipe.
  
  : Difficulty:  easy.
  : Time:  10 minutes preparation, 5 minutes cooking.
  : Precision:  no need to measure.
  
  : Edward Falk
  : Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, California, USA
  : falk@sun.com sun!falk
  
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