I once worked beside a little-known, but top-notch take-out café called The Five Senses. Many times a week, I'd wander over at noon to see what the chef was cooking in his kitchen. Even though he worked the kitchen alone, he was able to create delicious food, but he was often stressed and voiced his frustration at being "in the weeds" to his customers (which wasn't good for business).The one thing I ordered anytime it was on the lunch menu was this Peanut Vermicelli. I'd buy extra at noon just to take it home to have for supper. One day, I boldly asked him for the recipe, which he scribbled on a scrap piece of paper for me, without measurements for some of the ingredients.
After some tweaking, I've come up with the quantities that I like. It remains a favorite side dish or even a main dish when I add cooked chicken.Recipe
Serves 8
For the Sauce:
1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
1 (14-ounce or 398 mL) can coconut milk
1 teaspoon curry powder
½ tablespoon fresh gingerroot, minced
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons soya sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 16-ounce package dried rice vermicelli
Peanuts for garnish
To Prepare and Eat Now:
Heat all sauce ingredients on medium heat until blended and warm.
Follow package directions to cook dried rice vermicelli.
Mix the sauce with the cooked rice vermicelli. Serve hot or cold.
To Freeze:
Cool the sauce ingredients and freeze in a container or food storage bag. (Cook the dried rice vermicelli just before serving.) Recommended freezing time: 6-12 months.
To Prepare After Freezing:
Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Follow package directions to cook dried rice vermicelli.
Tip:
To save time, use bottled minced garlic and ginger. To save money, mince your own garlic and ginger.
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33 comments:
Wow! This looks amazing--I'm going to have to try it.
I love thai noodles with peanuts! Thank you for reminding me about them.
I LOVE the flavor of peanuts and noodles. Mmm. Does it almost have a Thai feel?
Definitely bookmarking this! Thanks so much for sharing one of your favorites.
How fun! Love the scribbled recipe :) Those are often the best kind :)
Yummm!
Both ingredients that I adore: peanut and vermicelli but incredibly I've never tasted all together!
Shari a wonderful recipe that I need to try soon...especially after a strong training when I need lot of delicious pasta :)
Cheers!
Gera
That's so great that he gave you the recipe! Sounds delicious and quick to prepare too.
this looks really good... gonna give this a try thanks for the post
These look soooo good. Definitely one to bookmark for me - thanks!
I like the sound of this one! Thanks for doing all the tweaking for us! I am definitely trying it. Love the reflection of the noodles in the spoon!
This looks so good! We really like vermicelli around here, and a peanut sauce sounds delicious with it. ~ Belle
that looks amazing! I will have to try this one for sure.
Sounds delicious!
I miss Five Senses - delicious food, if you could get past all the stress. I'll have to try this recipe!
mmmmmmm, now i'm really hungry!!
oooh. This looks like a dish I'd really enjoy.
Great story. Bet this is the perfect recipe for making when one is feeling "in the weeds"... quick, easy and delicious! :)
I've never had peanuts with noodles but this sounds delicious!
mmm-yum! thanks for passing the recipe along!
Yummmmm!! I love the way this sounds! It sounds Thai-ish to me too. Coconut milk, peanuts, rice noodles...it almost sounds like pad thai! Oh, I'm afraid you've tickled the Thai button...oh my. Got to have Tom Kha Gai! LOL!
I am making this SOON!
Shari,
That is great recipe. Love nuts in my pasta :)
looks yummy! thanks for sharing..
That is a great picture. It looks very tasty. It reminds me of eating vermicelli noodles at a beach side restaurant when I was in Thailand.
Hi Shari
I love the idea of this dish and one I most surely want to make. It reminds me of pad thai in a sense, and that is doug's favorite.
i like his food.....
thanks
I love thai noodles and the peanuts with look good!
Sounds yummy! I really loved peanuts...
this one looks delicious
gonna give it a try soon
thanks for sharing this to everyone/...
Peanut with thai noodles? This sounds yummy hah...
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That would be one of my favorite dishes too! This is going on my "make now!" list. Thanks for sharing the recipe, with all the ingredients and quantities. ;)
I made this for dinner for my parents tonight and it was a big hit! My dad called it "peanut curry sauce" which I think is the best way to describe it. It's so creamy and naturally sweet, it's perfect. I did add a little hot sauce to it, since my family loves spicy food, but other than that it's perfect as is: no need to tweak this one. Fabulous!
do you use natural peanut butter or regular?
I use regular, but I'm sure natural would be good too. If you like the taste of natural, that would work too.
~Shari
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