Sesame Noodles with Peas and Asian Pork

Oh don't worry girls, this is easier than it sounds. best of all it uses leftovers!

My kids adore Sesame Noodles. I was trying to turn it into more of a meal as opposed to a side dish. I had 2 leftover Asian marinated pork chops. I had some pasta, and peanut butter. And soy sauce. And peas and scallions and carrots. Pretty good for someone who was way overdue for a grocery run, don't you think?

So I decided to take my Sesame Noodle recipe and alter it slightly. I omitted the tahini and added 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. I made the sesame noodles, added the pork, peas 1 large bag, frozen -- trader Joe's petite peas are my favorites) and scallions (about 4 stalks) and what resulted was delish! Too bad Daddy was in Los Angeles. He would have loved this dish!

The secret was in the sauce! This sauce:

This is the most amazing Asian marinade ever. This sauce is so good I do not even try to replicate it at home. In addition to pork I use this on chicken all the time. I trim and marinate my meat for several hours with some sesame seeds (be generous) and finely chopped scallions (about 3 stalks). Grill your meat as you normally would. What you get is a sweet and smoky Asian flavor.

Add your hoisin garlic marinated pork or chicken to your Sesame Noodles for a fantastic day!

Sesame Noodles

Kids love noodles and they love peanut butter... this is a match made in heaven! And this was a hit!

Ingredients:

1 lb. spaghetti
3 Tbs peanut butter
3 Tbs tahini
4 Tbs sesame seeds
3 tsp. sesame oil
3 Tbs soy sauce
3 Tbs rice vinegar
1/3 Cup pasta water
2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
3 Scallions, thinly sliced
3 Carrots, diced as small as possible

1. Cook pasta per directions on the box. Drain and reserve 1/3 Cup of the water.
2. Return pasta to pot and add the water.
3. Add peanut butter and tahini and mix well
4. Add sesame oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar, mix well
5. Add garlic powder and crushed red pepper, mix well
6. Fold in carrots, scallions and sesame seeds

Serve at room temperature or chilled.

Would be a lovely accompaniment to an Asian Grilled Chicken!

And the perfect Asian Marinade is Soy Vey!

You can find this in your grocery store. It is the only marinade you will ever need! E-Ver! For Soy Vey recipes, visit their website.