Monday, April 03, 2006

Pasta with Red Chili Peanut Sauce

This sauce is something we used to make quite often, but it's been a while since we've had it. It's from Hot and Spicy and Meatless by DeWitt, Wilan and Stock. Saute 3 cloves of minced garlic and Asian chili sauce to taste in some peanut oil for a minute or so. Add 2 Tbs. tomato paste, 1/2 c. veg. broth, 1/2 tsp. agave nectar, 1 Tbs. peanut butter and 1/4 c. hoisin sauce. Whisk everything together and bring to a boil, then turn off heat and stir in 1/4 c. finely chopped peanuts and 2 tsp. chili powder. We put the sauce over some whole wheat spaghetti and topped it with steamed asparagus and a few cherry tomatoes.

3 comments:

Fiber said...

This sounds incredible. I'm such a fan of peanut sauce AND hot sauces, so combining the two sounds right up my alley!

Dori said...

This sauce makes me think of szcheuan seasonings and on the noodles, lo-mein. Your meals have such nice color!

Chris said...

thanks dori...

fiber - I think you'll like this one then. It's not quite as peanut-y as some other peanut sauces we've made, but it's still really good.