Name: Spicy peanut noodles with chicken and water chestnuts
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 200g fine egg noodles; 200g tin water chestnuts drained and sliced; 1 small cucumber sliced; 4 cooked chicken breasts shredded; 1 bunch spring onions chopped; 4 tbsp roasted peanuts chopped; 1 clove garlic chopped; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 3 tbsp soft brown sugar; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 100g jar tamarind paste; 1 tbsp or 1 small red chilli chopped chilli paste

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Spicy peanut noodles with chicken and water chestnuts

Spicy peanut noodles with chicken and water chestnuts

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Published: March 25, 2015 at 4:07 PM

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Serves 4

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Total time: 15 mins

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This Southeast Asian noodle salad has a delicious spicy and sweet peanut dressing and is a great way of using up leftover chicken (or Christmas turkey!) Bart tamarind paste is sold in most major supermarkets in the Asian or spices section

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Ingredients

200g fine egg noodles
200g tin water chestnuts

drained and sliced
1 small cucumber

sliced
4 cooked chicken breasts

shredded
1 bunch spring onions

chopped
4 tbsp roasted peanuts

chopped
1 clove garlic

chopped
2 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp soft brown sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce
100g jar tamarind paste
1 tbsp or 1 small red chilli chopped chilli paste

Method

step 1

Cook the noodles until just tender, drain and tip into a large bowl. Whisk the dressing ingredients with 2 tbsp water, pour most over the warm noodles and mix well.
step 2

When cool, add the water chestnuts, cucumber, chicken and spring onions. Serve with the remaining dressing on the side.

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