Sunday, March 27, 2011

Ramen in Peanut Sauce

This next recipe is a bit more intensive than the previous recipes, mainly because it involves making your own peanut sauce from scratch.  There are a few things that need to be said first:
  1. Make the sauce before you play start your session.  It stores well, so it can be made well in advance.  Just don't waste any time making it while you could be getting on with the rest of the recipe.  
  2. You can buy peanut sauce from a jar at the store.  No one will think less of you, I promise.
  3. I got the recipe for the sauce from eHow.com.  The Internet is a great resource for recipes, so if you have access to it, use it!

Ingredients:

Sauce:
  • ¾ cup chunky peanut butter
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • Tbsp. Soy sauce
  • 1 Lime or equivalent tablespoons of Lime juice (research shows ~2, but I like it much limier, so I'd say ~3 or a bit more)
 Ramen:
  • 1 package Lime Shrimp Ramen
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 handfuls of Shrimp
  • Hot sauce (optional)

Equipment: 
  • 2x >2 quart pots
  • 2 stirring implements
  • measuring cups and spoons
Directions:
Sauce:
  1. Place the peanut butter and the water into a pot on medium heat.
  2. Once the peanut butter and water have mixed, add in the brown sugar, soy sauce, and lime juice.  Mix until combined.
  3. Remove from heat
Store it or use it immediately, it's up to you.  I find that this recipe makes enough for four people, so double the recipe for a normal sized party.

Ramen:
  1. Boil the water.
  2. Add the noodles.
  3. Once the noodles are cooked, add the shrimp.
  4. When the water level is even with the top of the noodles, stir in flavour packet.
  5. When the water is mostly boiled out, remove from heat.
  6. Portion into bowls and top with peanut sauce.
Serve and enjoy!

Possible alterations:
Consider adding a sprinkling of chopped peanuts on top, and mixing in a dash of hot sauce.  The inspiration of this dish was Pad Thai, so any flavours that make their home there would probably work fairly well here.  Feel free to experiment, and I'd love to know what you come up with!

Happy Gaming!

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