peanut butter noodles

protein+ tofu glutenfree

Creamy and really too good, these noodles always win everyone over. they are super easy to make and very fast, in 20 minutes it’s all ready!

quantities for 2 abundant servings

ingredients

for the noodles

  • noodles: 200g
  • spring onion: 1
  • carrots: 2
  • eggplant: 1 small
  • tofu: 250g
  • cornstarch or potato starch: 2 tablespoons

we use rice noodles but soy or wheat noodles are fine too, depending on what you find!

you can make this recipe with any other veggies you have, we have already tried with broccoli and leeks and it worked perfectly!

for the sauce

  • soy sauce: 4 tbsp
  • sesame oil (optional): 1 tablespoon
  • peanut butter: 2 tablespoons
  • juice of half a lemon
  • garlic powder to taste (optional)
  • sriracha (or ground chili pepper) to taste

sriracha is an oriental stir-fry chili sauce, we love it but it’s rather strong, so if you are not familiar with it be careful! it can be found in most well-stocked supermarkets and ethnic stores.

procedure

  1. first let’s chunk the tofu with our hands, or cut it into cubes.

  2. coat it with potato starch, which will make it crispy.

  3. sauté it in a frying pan with a drizzle of oil until golden and crispy.

  4. while the tofu is cooking, chop all the vegetables, keeping the green part of the spring onions aside. we cut the carrots and eggplant into strips because we find it looks better with the noodles.

  5. when the tofu is ready, set it aside and start cooking the vegetables in the pan covering it with the lid and adding a drop of water if needed.

  6. while the vegetables are cooking, mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl until you get a creamy sauce.

  7. cook the noodles following the instructions on the package, usually 6/7 minutes in boiling water, but it depends on the size.

  8. add some of the noodles’ cooking water to the sauce: its starch and will help make the sauce creamier.

  9. drain the noodles.

  10. mix everything together and garnish with the spring onion, an extra drizzle of soy sauce and some sesame seeds.

  11. ENJOY!💚