Peanut pasta

There are things you want to do that you constantl put off. You buy ingredients and then let it sit in the ref until you can't use them anymore. Here goes nothing . . No Here comes something. Its a simple noodle in peanut sauce.If you prep the ingredients beforehand, this can come together in 10 minutes. We'll do just the basic and you can add the condiments particualrly the proteins if you want to. 1 small stalk onion leeks sliced (not too fine) 1 clove garlic (crushed . . totally crushed) 1 tsp peanut butter 1 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp palm sugar or white sugar 1/2 tsp garlic chilis sauce - any kind. dig deep into the bottle so you get the garlic and chili 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/2 cup salted peanuts ground with a mortar and pestle (or food processor) 1 small bunch noodles - about a cup - rice noodles, egg noodles, vermicelli, spaghetti - any noodle will do. Just 1 cup uncooked then cook it, wash it and cool it These are the optionals: 4 stalks asparagus (bent and snapped in the middle then cut into 1 inch lengths) 1 fairly large shiitake mushroom cut in half the sliced into 1 inch lengths Lets begin Timer starts now 1. set your pan to the flame 2. 2 tbsp of oil (high smoke point like palm or peanut) 3. Add garlic mushroom and leeks and stir fry about 1 minute 2.5 add proteins and other optional condiments and stir fry 1 minute 4. add soy sauce and stir fry 30 seconds 5. add half the broth and stir 30 seconds or until simmering 6. add the peanut butter and stir until incorporated 30 seconds 7. add the sugar and stir until incorporated 30 seconds 8. add noodles and garlic chili sauce and toss into the sauce 9. add another dash of soy 10. transfer to a serving plate Srinkle generously with your crushed peanuts That's it Sorry no photos - i ate it before I could take it Try a cold beer