# Noodles with Peanut Butter Sauce and Crispy Tofu

A creamy, coconut-y, peanut-y and spicy noodle dish balanced with fresh quick pickled cucumbers, made in less than 20 minutes.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 heaped tbsp Pip & Nut Smooth Peanut Butter
- 150 ml coconut cream
- 100 ml veg stock
- 1 shallot
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 3 inch piece ginger
- 1 carrot
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp chinese 5 spice
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 200 g your favourite rice noodles
- 0.5 cucumber
- 2 -3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 block tofu
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 -2 tbsp soy sauce
- spring onion
- sesame seeds
- crispy shallots
- lime
- chilli oil

## Instructions

1. Crumble the tofu and fry in a pan with oil until crisp around the edges.
2. Once crispy, remove from the heat and pour over soy sauce - mix well.
3. Julienne the cucumber and add to a bowl or container with rice vinegar, salt and sugar.
4. Mix well and set aside.
5. Fry sliced onion, carrot and ginger in oil for a few minutes and then add minced garlic along with the spices.
6. Cook out for a minute and then pour in stock, coconut milk and peanut butter.
7. Season to taste with soy sauce and let it simmer for a few minutes.
8. Add in your cooked noodles, mix well and serve with crispy tofu bits, cucumber batons, spring onion and chilli oil.

## Equipment

- pan
- bowl
- container

## Tips

- Garnish with sesame seeds, fried shallots, spring onion, and lime.
- Season to taste with soy sauce.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@natsnourishments/video/7608893031567117590?_r=1&_t=ZP-94t0KXlWwUZ
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4fe5353a-b17a-47ce-a9c6-142c713f25a5
- Extracted: 2026-03-22

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