Spicy Peanut Noodles With Shrimp, Broccoli In Oyster Sauce and Edamame

Tonight's meal is simple. You only need to make sure you have all the ingredients ready, and bear in mind to cook on medium-low heat. Any of these sauces are available at world food/asian food markets, as well as many supermarkets.

Thai food often features a rich array of spices, and as usual, I make these peanut noodles pretty hot. Thus, temper crushed red pepper to taste. And even though it's not in the recipe below, when sauteing the base ingredients, feel free to try a little chopped ginger or basil.


INGREDIENTS

2 Tbsp sesame oil
1/2 lbs. shrimp, peeled
1 small head broccoli
1/3 box vermicelli
1/2 cup peanuts, smashed
1 cup spicy peanut sauce
1/2 cup oyster sauce
2-3 Tbsp crushed red pepper
3/4 lime
2 cloves garlic
3/4 chopped green onion
Dash turbinado sugar
1 bag frozen edamame
Vodka
Cranberry juice

Put ice in a tall glass. Pour two shots vodka in, add cranberry juice to taste. Squeeze in juice of a lime wedge. Put on some music, and drink while cooking.

- In a medium saucepan, add 3/4 full with water. Put on medium heat to boil for pasta.
- Chop garlic, onion and broccoli. Smash peanuts.
- Put sesame oil in skillet, heat on medium-low. When it starts to get warm, add garlic and onion. Saute with a WOODEN spoon for 10 minutes ... while you're doing that, add the oyster sauce to a medium saucepan and add 1/4 cup water and turbinado sugar. Put over medium-low heat. Swish pan periodically to mix.

- As saute mixture heats up, add shrimp. Cook until done. When finished, add peanuts and saute for 2 minutes. Then add lime juice, saute one minute, then add peanut sauce and crushed red pepper. Saute for 5-7 minutes, continuing on medium-low heat.















- Add broccoli to pan with oyster sauce. Toss to coat, reduce heat to low and cover. Check and stir periodically.















- When water for pasta boils, add vermicelli. Boil until done and drain. Then, add to peanut sauce mixture, tossing well to coat. Reduce heat and let sit for 5 minutes while everything else finishes.

- Put Edamame in microwave and cook 5 minutes to finish. Put in bowl and lightly sprinkle sea salt or kosher salt over it.

- Broccoli in saucepan should be about done. Uncover and toss one more time.

Plate pasta and broccoli. Drizzle a little excess oyster sauce over broccoli. Serve alongside edamame.















Refill drink and enjoy with your Thai dinner. And hey, don't be a jerk -- use chopsticks.

Tonight's music: Wilco: The Album, U2: Live Under A Blood Red Sky, and U2: No Line On The Horizon.

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