Peanut noodles with pak choi and minced meat are the ideal quick noodle recipe for busy weekday evenings. The combination of creamy peanut sauce, soft udon noodles, savory minced meat and fresh pak choi makes for ultimate comfort food with lots of flavor. This easy recipe is quick on the table and perfect as a nutritious dinner for the whole family.
Peanut noodles with pak choi and minced meat
15 minutes
Superfast
Quick comfort food
These peanut noodles with pak choi and minced meat prove that comfort food doesn't have to be complicated at all. With a creamy peanut sauce, spicy minced meat and crispy pak choi, you can put a tasty noodle dish on the table in no time. That very combination of savory, creamy and fresh is what makes these peanut noodles so popular as a quick weekday recipe. Everything is mixed together in one pan so the flavors are well absorbed into the noodles. This recipe is ideal when you are short on time but crave a nutritious meal full of flavor. The peanut sauce gives the noodles a rich and creamy texture without being heavy.
Udon noodles
For these peanut noodles, udon noodles are perfect because they are nice and thick, soft and firm. Udon noodles absorb the creamy peanut sauce well, making each bite extra full of flavor. Combined with the minced meat and pak choi, it creates a quick noodle recipe that feels both comforting and nutritious. Udon noodles are also ideal for quick meals because they are ready in just a few minutes. As a result, these peanut noodles with pak choi and mince are extra quick on the table. You can easily customize this recipe with additional vegetables or a spicy topping like chili oil or crunchy peanuts for even more flavor and texture.
More recipes with udon noodles
Looking for more recipes with udon noodles? How about this gochujang udon pasta with eggplant?
What you need:
2
200 gr minced beef
2 tsp sambal or sriracha
1 shallot
1 clove of garlic
250 gr udon noodles
precooked/ready to eat
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp soy sauce
150 ml of coconut milk
1 lime
4 baby pak choi or 1 large one
1 stalk of spring onion
in rings
fresh coriander
sesame seeds
What to do:
1
Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the baby pak choi for 5 minutes. Heat a frying pan (without oil or butter) and fry the minced meat with half of the sambal or sriracha. Keep the minced meat warm and separate.
2
Chop the garlic and shallot finely. Heat some oil in a pan and fry the shallot and garlic in it. Then add the peanut butter, soy sauce and sriracha along with the coconut milk. Stir through and season with salt and pepper if necessary. Also squeeze the lime over the sauce.
3
Heat the udon noodles briefly in hot water and then add to the sauce. Mix well.
4
Divide the noodles, baby pak choi and mince among the bowls and garnish with the cilantro, sesame seeds and spring onion.
