Szechuan Noodles With Peanut Sauce

Szechuan Noodles With Peanut Sauce

Course :	Chinese
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	4

Ingredients:

		---pasta---
12	ounces	Chinese noodles or spaghetti
		---sauce---
1/3	cup	hot water
1/3	cup	smooth peanut butter
2	teaspoons	reduced sodium soy sauce
2	teaspoons	rice wine vinegar
2	medium	scallions -- chopped
2	cloves	garlic -- minced
1	teaspoon	sugar
1/4	teaspoon	hot red pepper flakes

Preparation:

Cook pasta according to directions until al dente. Drain pasta, set it aside, and keep it warm. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, blend the water and peanut butter. Stir in soy sauce, vinegar, all but 1 tablespoon of scallions, garlic, sugar and hot pepper flakes. Combine the sauce with the hot spaghetti in a heated serving bowl. Garnish with the 1 tablespoon reserved scallions.