Thai Peanut Butter Ramen

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Toss a package of ramen noodles with a flavorful, spicy Thai peanut sauce for a quick vegetarian dinner.

Hands On Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
20 mins
Servings:
4

Salty soy sauce and spicy gochujang balance the creamy, nutty element in this peanut butter ramen dish. This quick meal is a flexible mixture that tastes great alongside grilled chicken, pork satay, or even roasted mushrooms. Add cubes of tofu, quickly-boiled shrimp, or poached chicken to this noodle bowl into an even more filling dinner.

Instead of discarding your ramen seasoning, save it to season popcorn, burgers, homemade broth, sour cream (for dip), french fries, bread crumb mixture for deep frying, roasted vegetables, or gravy.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce

  • tablespoons gochujang or Sriracha chile sauce

  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

  • 3 (3-oz.) pkg. ramen noodle soup mix (such as Maruchan), seasoning packets discarded*

  • ¼ cup roasted peanuts, chopped

  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions

  • 2 tablespoons torn fresh cilantro

  • 1 lime, cut into wedges

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high. Meanwhile, whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, gochujang, and sesame oil in a large heatproof bowl; set aside.

  2. Add ramen noodles to boiling water; cook until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking water.

  3. Whisk ⅓ cup reserved hot cooking water into peanut butter mixture in bowl. Immediately add hot noodles to mixture; toss to coat, adding additional hot cooking water, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed until desired consistency is reached.

  4. Serve noodles topped with peanuts, scallions, cilantro, and lime wedges.

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