Spicy Thai Noodles
395kcal
Ingredients
- ½ pound spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 shallot
- 2 Thai chili pepper (use less or more or skip it according to your liking)
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon less-sodium soy sauce (use more according to your liking)
- 1 tablespoon pure honey (use more according to your liking)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 - 1½ teaspoons Thai fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- ½ large size red bell pepper (cut into thin slices or julienne)
- ½ large size green bell pepper (cut into thin slices or julienne)
- 1 carrot (julienned)
Toppings:
- chopped green onions
- chopped peanuts
Optional:
- salt
- pepper
Method
Noodles:
- Cook the spaghetti noodles according to the packaging. Set aside.
- In a large mortar and pestle, pound the garlic, shallots, and chilies until there are no more big chunks. (SEE NOTES)
- In a small bowl, mix dark soy sauce, less-sodium soy sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, honey, rice wine vinegar until well combined. Set aside.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stir in the garlic chili paste from step 2. Keep stirring to prevent burning for about 5-10 seconds.
- Stir in the bell peppers and carrots. Cook and stir frequently for about 2-3 minutes or until tender. Stir in the spaghetti, keep stirring for about 10 seconds and add the stir fry sauce.
- Cook and keep stirring all the ingredients frequently until the noodle is coated with the sauce for about 3-4 minutes. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, or additional low sodium soy sauce according to your liking. (SEE NOTES). Serve immediately with fresh chopped onion, and chopped peanuts.
Nutrition
Calories395kcalCarbohydrates70gProtein13gFat7gSaturated Fat1gTrans Fat1gSodium1262mgPotassium406mgFiber4gSugar11gVitamin A4116IUVitamin C49mgCalcium39mgIron2mg
Notes
Mortar and Pestle: If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, just use a knife to finely chop up the garlic, chilies
Thai Chili Peppers: Can't find Thai chili peppers? Feel free to use Sriracha or Chili Garlic Sauce as a replacement ingredient.
Saltiness: If you need to add saltiness to the dish, just toss in some extra salt instead of going overboard with the low sodium soy sauce.