cold noodles with garlic peanut sauce

serves 1 to 2

i like this on a hot summer day as a quick lunch. some serve this along with julienned cucumbers.

ingredients:

• 2 bundles, or about 1/2 pound fresh shanghai thin noodles (see above pic)
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
• 1 teaspoon light soya sauce
• salt to taste (i usually do 1 to 2 pinches)
• hot water
• cilantro (chopped)

steps:

1. cook noodles in boiling water for a few minutes, or until tender. drain. rinse noodles under cold tap water until noodles become cold to touch. set aside for use later.
2. in a mixing bowl, stir together peanut butter, minced garlic, soya sauce and sesame oil. add hot water little by little to thin the paste and keep stirring until paste is smooth and sauce-like.
3. salt to taste. (i usually do 1 to 2 pinches.) and stir again.
4. finally, toss the noodles, sauce and cilantro together.
5. serve on plate and enjoy with chopsticks.