Tan Tan Noodles

Recipes Ingredients:

1 tb Peanut oil
-OR- peanut butter
1/4 lb Sichuan preserved vegetables
1 tb Dark soy sauce
-- rinsed and finely chopped 1
tb Sugar
1 tb Finely chopped garlic
2 c Stock (chicken or vegetable)
2 ts Rice Wine or dry sherry
1/2 lb Chinese flat thin noodles
1 tb Chili Bean sauce
--(dried or fresh,
1 tb Chinese sesame paste
-- wheat or egg)

Recipe Instructions:

Heat a Wok or large frying-pan over high heat and add the oil. Put in the preserved vegetables, garlic, and ginger and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the Rice wine, Chili Bean sauce, sesame paste, soy sauce, sugar, and stock. Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes over low heat. Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the noodles for 2 minutes if they are fresh and 5 minutes if dried. Drain well in a colander. Divide the noodles into individual bowls and ladle the Sauce over them. Serve at once. Source: Asian Vegetarian Feast - by Ken Hom William Morrow and Company, Inc. - New York ISBN: 0-688-07753-6 Typed for you by Karen Mintzias