Thai Peanut Noodles Recipe - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (2024)

FAQs

Where are peanut noodles from? ›

Peanut butter noodles might sound like an Americanised version of a Chinese dish, and you can find this item on menus all around New York's Chinatown, but its origins don't lie there. The dish, made from a ground peanut sauce, hails from Shaxian, in the south-eastern coastal province of Fujian.

If the sauce is too thick, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it reaches your desired consistency. Use as a dipping sauce for spring rolls or on peanut noodles.

Pad Thai is a Thai noodle stir fry with a sweet-savoury-sour sauce scattered with crushed peanuts. It's made with thin, flat rice noodles, and almost always has bean sprouts, garlic chives, scrambled egg, firm tofu and a protein – the most popular being chicken or prawns/shrimp.

Although commonly associated with Thai cuisine, peanut sauce actually originated in Indonesia (source). What Americans know as peanut sauce is more commonly referred to as satay sauce (or bumbu kacang) in Indonesia, because it's most often served with the popular Indonesian dish, satay (skewered, grilled meats).

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

Best flavor: Peanut butter and coconut milk give this sauce a creamy texture, tamari adds a rich, deep salty flavor, rice vinegar, and lime juice make it tangy, and Thai chili sauce adds lots of spicy sweetness.

Generally, an unopened bottle of peanut sauce will last about a year if it's stored correctly. While it's a good idea to keep the “use by” date in mind, it's usually just fine for a few months after that date. Once the bottle is opened, you'll need to keep it in the refrigerator.

You can reduce the sweetness by diluting it with more peanut butter, or with tahini. Adding sliced green onions, as part of the sauce or as a garnish, will also help balance the sweetness, as will an acidic component like vinegar or lemon juice. Or lime, depending on what you're cooking.

That's not a sign of spoilage, but is a natural occurrence as the oil separates. You can easily fix it by stirring the oil back into the peanut butter until you achieve the desired consistency.

Pad See Ew, which means “stir fried soy sauce noodles”, is an extremely popular Thai street food meal and one of the most popular noodles dishes at Thai restaurants here in Australia.

Pepper - all types: the term 'prik' is in the name. Prik Thai dahm - black pepper. Prik Thai Khao - white pepper.

Is Pad Thai junk food? ›

It can definitely be a part of a balanced, well-rounded diet. While pad thai includes many nutritious ingredients, its sodium content is considerably high. You can reduce its sodium by requesting the eatery go easy on the sauce and salt-contributing condiments.

Peanut soup is an African recipe that's very popular in West Africa, and especially in Ghana. I grew up in Sierra Leone, so the version we used to eat may slightly vary from other regional versions. But essentially, the recipe is made up of ground peanuts (or peanut butter) with tomato paste and spices.

While noodles were invented in China, they have become popular around the world and there are now many different regional varieties. In Italy, for example, noodles are often made with eggs and served with tomato sauce. In Japan, noodles are often served cold with a dipping sauce.

Japanese peanuts, called “cacahuates japoneses” in Mexico where the snack originated, have crossed the border to entice fans worldwide with their savory—and sometimes spicy—allure. The product's name stems from a blend of its creator's heritage and his location.