Peanuckle

Adam's home, sitting up on the couch, and typing emails with his left hand.

Here's the recipe he croaked out when I asked him just how those spicy peanut noodles are made.

What To Put In:
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup water
3 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
Juice of one lime
1 tsp-1 tbsp dried chili flakes
3-4 cloves minced garlic
2 tbsp finely chopped ginger

What To Do:
Mix peanut butter, water, and tamari.
Add lime juice.
Then add remaining ingredients.
Taste at various stages and at the end. Adjust flavors as needed. You want a peanutty taste with a bit of a kick from the chili flakes, garlic, and ginger, plus some lime to cut the richness, and tamari to bring out the rest of the flavors. The water is mostly used to achieve the desired consistency, which is neither runny nor pastey.

How To Eat:
Toss cooked udon or other fat, tasty noodles with sauce.
Portion into bowls.
Top with julienned cucumbers.
Garnish with Kosher or coarse salt.