Best 5 Cold Pork Rice Noodles With Cucumber And Peanuts Recipes

COLD PORK RICE NOODLES WITH CUCUMBER AND PEANUTS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add the garlic, pork and black pepper and stir to brown evenly, 2 to 3 minutes. Add fish sauce, sugar and sriracha, and continue cooking until pork is just cooked through and evenly coated with sauce, 2 to 3 minutes more. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the rice noodles and cook until tender, 2 to 4 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Drain the sauce off the pork into a bowl, and toss it with the noodles to coat. Divide the dressed noodles across four bowls and top with pork, cucumber, herbs and peanuts (or toss all together and transfer to a bowl). Drizzle with sriracha to taste and serve with lime for squeezing.

COLD RICE NOODLE SALAD WITH CHICKEN, HERBS, AND CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain, transfer to a large bowl of ice water, drain again, then pat dry. Transfer noodles to another large bowl and add chicken, cucumbers, basil, cilantro, and mint.
• Whisk fish sauce, lime juice, honey, and soy sauce in a medium bowl. Season with hot chili paste. Add fish sauce mixture to noodle salad and stir to combine. Serve immediately.
• Do Ahead
• Noodle salad can be chilled for up to 1 day. Stir before serving and serve cold.

COLD NOODLES WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the peanuts, 1/4 cup hot tea, and oil into a blender. Process until peanuts are almost smooth. Add ginger, garlic, chile, salt, sugar, soy sauce, Szechuan pepper, citrus juice, sesame oil, chili paste, cilantro and fish sauce. Process until smooth; if too thick, add up to 2 additional tbsp hot tea.
• Cook noodles according to package directions, to your preferred consistency. Drain and rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking. Toss with a drizzle of oil.
• Put the chicken breasts in a medium saucepan, cover with cold water and add enough salt to estimate the saltiness of sea water. Cover and bring the water to a boil. Once the water comes to a boil, turn off the heat and leave the chicken breasts in the water for twenty minutes, covered. After twenty minutes, remove the chicken breasts from the liquid and let sit until cool enough to handle. Shred the chicken breasts by hand into bite-size strips.
• Peel the cucumber. Cut it in half lengthwise then remove the seeds with a spoon. Slice the cucumber diagonally.
• Divide the noodles between the four bowls, top with chicken and cucumbers, then add a few generous, heaping spoonfuls of peanut sauce. Garnish with sprigs of cilantro and encourage guests to mix everything together in their own bowls.
• Leftover sauce will keep in the fridge 1 week or the freezer 2 months.

SPICY PEANUT PORK W/RICE NOODLES

Steps:

• Place rice noodles into a large bowl and pour boiling water over to cover. Let stand for 10 minutes or until softened.
• Cut tenderloin in half lengthwise, then slice thinly. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat and saute pork until browned, about 4 minutes. Remove to plate. Add green onions and red peppers and saute for about 4 minutes until crisp-tender. Add to plate with pork tenderloin.
• Whisk together water, peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and chili paste and pour into skillet, bring to a boil. Return pork and vegetables to skillet.
• Drain noodles and add to skillet. Cook for about 3 minutes or until coated well.
• Sprinkle with peanuts before serving.

RICE NOODLES WITH CILANTRO, MINT AND PEANUTS

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar and sugar in medium bowl to blend. Add onion rings and toss to coat. Cover and let stand at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons vinegar mixture.
• Cook noodles in large pot of boiling water until tender but still firm to bite, about 2 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain well.
• Whisk lime juice, oil and crushed red pepper in small bowl to blend. Stir in mint and cilantro. Using kitchen shears, cut noodles into 3- to 4-inch-long sections. place handful of noodles in large bowl. Drizzle with reserved 2 tablespoons vinegar mixture and toss to coat. Add remaining noodles, cucumber, green onions, tomatoes and marinated onions. Drizzle lime juice mixture over and toss gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with peanuts and serve.