Szechuan Noodles

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Szechuan Noodles

 

Recipe By :Ina Garten, " The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook "

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:20

Categories : Pasta

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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6 garlic cloves -- chopped

1/4 cup fresh ginger -- peeled and chopped

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup tahini -- (sesame paste)

1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

1/2 cup good soy sauce

1/4 cup dry sherry

1/4 cup sherry vinegar

1/4 cup honey

1/2 teaspoon hot chili oil

2 tablespoons dark sesame oil

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

1 pound spaghetti

1 red bell pepper -- julienned

1 yellow bell pepper -- julienned

4 scallions -- sliced diagonally

-- (white and green parts)

 

Place the garlic and ginger in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add

the vegetable oil, tahini, peanut butter, soy sauce, sherry, sherry vinegar,

honey, chili oil, sesame oil, and ground peppers. Puree the sauce. Add a

splash of oil to a large pot of boiling salted water and cook the spaghetti al

dente. Drain the pasta in colander, place it in a large bowl, and while still

warm, toss with three-quarters of the sauce. Add the red and yellow bell

peppers and scallions; toss well. Serve warm or at room temperature. The

remaining sauce may be added, as needed, to moisten the pasta.

 

Difficulty: Easy

 

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Source:

" TVFN "

Start to Finish Time:

" 0:40 "

 

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Per serving: 4832 Calories (kcal); 275g Total Fat; (50% calories from fat); 116g

Protein; 493g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 803mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 26 Grain(Starch); 6 Lean Meat; 5 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 50 Fat;

5 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0