{"id":42512,"title":"Cold Chinese noodles with peanut sauce","modified":"2025-06-29T10:35:44+02:00","plain":"These chilled noodles are tossed in a gently spicy peanut sauce. Ideal for warm-weather meals, the dish balances sweet, salty and spicy notes. Quick to make and seriously tasty, it is sure to become a spring-and-summer favorite.\n\n\n\nFor once, no long lecture on this recipe's origins. It is loosely inspired by what you might eat in China, but otherwise it is pure, delicious improv: quick, fresh and full of flavor.\n\n\n\nCraving something hot? Try my chicken stir-fried noodles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey ingredients for cold peanut noodles\n\n\n\nLight soy sauce: Provides the salty, umami backbone of the sauce.\n\n\n\nRice vinegar: Adds bright acidity that cuts through the peanut butter's richness and keeps the sauce lively.\n\n\n\nSesame oil: Lends a toasty, nutty aroma and extra complexity.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSriracha: Brings a kick of heat and a vibrant red hue.\n\n\n\nRed chili flakes: Sprinkle on extra heat and a bit of crunch, while Korean Gochugaru lends gentle smoke and subtle sweetness if you choose to use it.\n\n\n\nWhat to serve with cold peanut noodles\n\n\n\nWhile I was writing this post I got a serious craving for shogayaki, so that is my top pick. That said, beef with onions, ginger chicken or even happy chicken would also hit the spot.\n\n\n\n\n\n\tChilled Chinese Noodles with Peanut Sauce\n\t\t\n\t\tCool, springy noodles tossed in a creamy, gently spicy peanut sauce\u2014perfect for hot summer days.\t\n\t\n\t\tWokSaladier\t\n\t\n\t\t320 g dried noodles of your choice4 cloves minced garlic2 minced fresh ginger1 tablespoon neutral oil (for saut\u00e9ing)1 onion, finely dicedSauce1.5 tablespoon brown sugar130 g creamy peanut butter3 tablespoons light soy sauce80 ml warm water1 tablespoon rice vinegar1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil1 tablespoons sriracha1 teaspoon red pepper flakesFor garnishtoasted sesame seeds2 stalks green onions, thinly sliced (for garnish)roasted peanuts, crushed\t\n\t\n\t\tBring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Cook the noodles according to the package instructions. Drain, rinse under cold water to stop the cooking, and set aside.In a medium bowl, combine all of the sauce ingredients.Whisk until the mixture is silky-smooth, adding a splash more water if needed.Heat the oil in a large saucepan or wok over medium-high heat. Add the ginger and garlic; saut\u00e9 for about 2 minutes. Stir in the onion and cook for 1 minute more.Pour the peanut sauce into the pan and simmer for 1\u20132 minutes.Transfer the drained noodles to a large bowl and toss with the warm sauce until every strand is coated.Toss thoroughly\u2014the noodles should be evenly coated.Divide among serving bowls and finish with crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, and sliced green onions.\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\tAccompagnement, Plat principalChinoisenouilles froides, nouilles sauce cacahu\u00e8te, salade de nouilles froidesHuile de s\u00e9same, Nouilles, Sauce soja light, V\u00e9g\u00e9tarienne, Vinaigre de riz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}