Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Stir Fry with Peanut Sauce!

Awesome dinner! Served 2 of us

Ingredients:
8 oz dried soba noodles
24 medium shrimp deveined and peeled
4 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
3 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
3 Tablespoons peanut butter (I used Skippy 25% reduced fat chunky)
2 teaspoons honey
dash of preferred spice (I like red pepper flakes to taste)
1/4 c chopped scallion (optional)
1/4 c chopped peanuts (optional)

1 head broccoli
2 onions
handful of baby carrots
Veggies you like in stir fry

1. Cook soba noodles as directed on package. Set aside.
2. Pan-fry shrimp in wok or frying pan with 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 T soy, 1T garlic. Set aside.
2. Cut broccoli into medium sized florets, set in glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap and microwave for about 2 minutes. (or pre-cook any way you like) Set aside.
3. Heat 1 teaspoon sesame oil in wok or large frying pan. Chop onions in half then in thick strips. Slice baby carrots in half. Add to wok and cook until onions brown.
4. Add broccoli and continue to cook stir fry.
5. Add soy sauce, vinegar, peanut butter, honey, and spice. Stir and cook down until sauce is evenly coating all ingredients. Add noodles and shrimp. Continue to cook until shrimp and noodles are heated through and evenly coated.
6. Toss with freshly chopped nuts, scallions, or added seasoning if you like!