Soba With Sesame Peanut Sauce

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

8 oz soba (buckwheat noodles)            2 tb sesame oil
1 ts Asian sesame oil                    2 tb soy sauce
1 ea Sauce:                              1 tb rice vinegar
5 tb sesame seeds                      1/2 ts hot chili oil
1 ea inch fresh ginger                   1 tb sugar
1 ea cloves garlic                     1/3 c  Peanut butter
2 ea green onions                      1/3 c  Warm water

Procedure: Cook noodles in 4 quarts rapidly boiling water for 3 to 4
minutes, or until just tender. Refresh under cold water and drain. Toss
with 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
Lightly toast sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat. Transfer
seeds to a bowl. Mince ginger and garlic. Finely chop green part of green
onions and mince the rest. Combine half the sesame seeds, ginger,
garlic, white part of onions, sesame oil, peanut butter, warm water, soy
sauce, rice vinegar, hot pepper oil and sugar. Correct seasoning, adding
soy sauce or vinegar to taste. (May be prepared ahead to this stage.)
Presentation: Just before serving, toss noodles with sauce. Sprinkle
with reserved green onions and sesame seeds and serve.
Servings: Makes 4 servings.
Nutritional info (per serving): 410 calories, 19 grams fat, no
cholesterol, 975 milligrams sodium.

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