Cold Noodles In Sesame Sauce

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Meats			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Thin spaghetti
1/2	c	Oriental sesame oil
5	t	Sesame tahini
2/3	c	Peanut butter
3	T	White vinegar
5	T	Szechuan Pepper Sauce
		sriracha works fine
		here
2		Fresh or dried red hot
		chiles minced cayenne or
		red jalapeno
6	T	Sugar
1	c	Chicken broth
1	c	Soy sauce
1	t	Ground black pepper
1		Cucumber peeled seeded and
		julienned
1		Scallions minced fine

INSTRUCTIONS

Here is a great summer recipe that works well as an appetizer or a
lite main course. It has been a smashing success whenever I have
brought it as a covered dish. Everyone always remarks how spicy hot  it
is, and some even say they usually don't go for spicy food, but  loved
this anyway. If you follow the recipe exactly, it has a bare  minimum
of heat to qualify as chilehead-hot, but more pepper sauce  could be
added.  Boil the noodles according to package direction, drain, and
cool  thoroughly under cold running water while still in the colander.
Toss  the now cool noodles with the sesame oil (you could use the pot
you  cooked them in for this provided you wash all the starchy remains
out), cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours to let the sesame flavor
absorb into the noodles. In a large bowl combine the tahini, peanut
butter, vinegar, Pepper Sauce, chiles, sugar, chicken broth, soy
sauce, and ground black pepper. Stir until smoothe. Add the cold
noodles, toss well. Add the cucumber strips and minced scallions,  toss
well, and serve.  Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V4 #040 by Porter
Banister  <porter9@concentric.net> on Jul 25, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 2090 Calories From Fat: 961 Total Fat: 113.7g Cholesterol: 37.5mg Sodium: 11838.6mg Potassium: 2361.7mg Carbohydrates: 208.6g Fiber: 20.8g Sugar: 122.6g Protein: 84.2g