Szechuan Peanut Pasta
A vegan pasta dish.
Ingredients
- 1 package of spaghetti
- 8 ounces 1 cup of snow peas, string removed
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 5 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp hot sesame oil
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 tsp fresh ginger minced
- 2 tbsp red pepper flakes
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- Peanuts for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare pasta as package directs.
- Reserve 1 cup of cooking water, rinse pasta in cold water and drain.
- Heat 1-inch water in saucepan to boiling, add snow peas and simmer for 1-2 minutes.
- Rinse peas in cold water and cut into thin strips.
- In a large bowl whisk peanut butter, soy sauce, vegetable oil, sesame oil, vinegar, ginger, and pasta cooking water until smooth.
- Add pasta, snow peas, and bell pepper strips to peanut butter sauce and coat all well.
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Notes
Don’t overcook the snow peas. The crunch gives such great texture to the pasta and sauce. As it sits the sauce does get a bit too creamy. If this happens to you add ¼ cup of pasta water or any hot water and stir. The sauce will loosen up and it will be easy to serve.
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