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Stir Fried Peanut Sauce Noodles

By:Nagi
Published:9 Mar '18Updated:21 Jan '21
98 Comments
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This Stir Fried Peanut Sauce Noodles tastes like the satay chicken you get at Chinese restaurants. A simple peanut sauce, rice noodles, chicken, carrot, cabbage and bean sprouts = a bowl of slurp worthy deliciousness!

This recipe is made using one of my master sauce recipe, this Peanut Sauce for Stir Fries. Like my All Purpose Stir Fry Sauce, it can be used for any stir fry or noodles using a “formula” (provided in the recipe) and forms the basis for many recipes I’ve shared over the years!

Stir Fried Noodles with Peanut Sauce - tastes like satay peanut stir fries you get at Chinese restaurants in Australia. So easy and SO GOOD! recipetineats.com

Peanut Sauce Noodles

This stir fried Peanut Sauce Noodles is made using the Peanut Sauce for Stir Fries that I published on Wednesday. In that post, I provided the sauce recipe and a “formula” to make stir fries using whatever you have. In this recipe, I’m providing specific ingredient quantities for the pictured noodle stir fry.

I won’t go on and on about the Peanut Sauce again because I did enough of that on Wednesday! In a nutshell – it’s a gem of a recipe, adapted from an original recipe given to me by a reader. One of those recipes that tastes a lot more complicated than it is – because Asian Peanut Sauces usually have a fairly lengthy list of ingredients, but this one is very straight forward.

A Satay Peanut Sauce for Stir Fries and Noodles - the flavour belies the short list of simple ingredients. This is a gem of a recipe - use the "formula" to make stir fries and noodles using what you have on hand. recipetineats.com

If peanut butter sandwiches and basic Asian pantry essentials are a staple in your household, you can probably make these Peanut Sauce Noodles right now. The beauty of (most) stir fries is that there are no rules about what vegetables and proteins go into them. I’d say that 90% of the stir fries I make involve rummaging around in the bottom of my fridge, rather than specifically shopping for ingredients to make something.

Ingredients in Stir Fried Peanut Sauce Noodles

This Peanut Sauce Noodles recipe is made with leftover ingredients from Chicken Chow Mein I had the previous day. It has exactly the same ingredients:

  • chicken

  • onion & garlic

  • carrot

  • bean sprouts

  • cabbage

I like to use chicken thigh because it’s juicier than breast and tenderloin. If I make this with chicken breast, I always tenderise it using a Chinese restaurant technique using baking soda (bi-carb). It’s super simple, see directions here: How to Velvet Chicken.

Stir Fried Noodles with Peanut Sauce - tastes like satay peanut stir fries you get at Chinese restaurants in Australia. So easy and SO GOOD! recipetineats.com

I like the combination of vegetables in this Peanut Sauce Noodles because they are stringy, “noodle shaped” if you will, so they sort of seem to disappear in the noodles once tossed through with Sauce. This stir fry serves 2 and there’s a fair mound of vegetables in this – over 4 cups. But looking at these photos, one would never guess.

The ultimate way with hidden veggies??? – Nagi x

More really quick Asian recipes

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  • All Purpose Stir Fry Sauce – Charlie! Yes I named it/him

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Stir Fried Noodles with Peanut Sauce - tastes like satay peanut stir fries you get at Chinese restaurants in Australia. So easy and SO GOOD! recipetineats.com

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Stir Fried Noodles with Peanut Sauce - tastes like satay peanut stir fries you get at Chinese restaurants in Australia. So easy and SO GOOD! recipetineats.com

Stir Fried Noodles with Peanut Sauce

Author: Nagi
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 8 mins
Total: 23 mins
4.95 from 39 votes
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Noodles tossed in a peanut sauce with vegetables and your choice of protein! With the hint of curry flavour, the peanut sauce tastes like satay peanut stir fries you get at Chinese restaurants here in Australia. The flavour of this sauce belies the short list of simple ingredients - good Asian peanut sauces typically have a much lengthier list of ingredients. Make your own stir fry or noodles using whatever ingredients you have - use this Satay Peanut Sauce for Stir Fries (sauce recipe + "formula" for stir fry). Stir Fried Noodles recipe VIDEO below.

Ingredients

Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup / 60g crunchy peanut butter (Note 1)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce (Note 2)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce (Note 3)
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch
  • 2 garlic clove , minced
  • 2 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 1/2 tsp curry powder (any type)
  • 1/4 cup / 65 ml water

Chicken:

  • 180 g/ 6 oz thinly sliced chicken breast
  • 1 tsp bicarb / baking soda (optional, Note 4)

Stir Fry:

  • 100 g/3.5 oz dried rice noodles (Note 5)
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 garlic , finely chopped
  • 1/2 onion , sliced
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1 cup beansprouts

Garnish (highly recommended):

  • Finely chopped coriander/cilantro
  • Crushed peanuts

Instructions

  • Tenderise Chicken (optional, Note 4): Place chicken and bicarb in a bowl and mix with your fingers. Set aside for 20 minutes. Rinse well in a colander then shake off excess water. Roughly pat dry with a paper towel.
  • Sauce: Place all ingredients except water in a bowl and mix (microwave if needed to melt the peanut butter). Add water and mix.
  • Prepare noodles per packet directions (usually soak in boiled water). Drain, set aside.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Add garlic and onion, stir for 30 seconds.
  • Add chicken and cook until the outside changes from pink to white. Add carrot and cabbage, cook until it starts to wilt.
  • Add noodles, bean sprouts and Sauce. Toss for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes or until the Sauce thickens and coats the noodles.
  • Serve immediately, garnished with coriander and peanuts.

Recipe Notes:

1. Just use regular peanut you use for sandwiches! If you use unsweetened peanut butter, you may need to add a touch of sugar to the sauce. If using pure pureed peanut spread, you may find it's a bit dry so will need to add a little oil to the sauce.
2. Don't skip the fish sauce! It's key for getting enough complexity in the flavour of this Peanut Sauce with so few ingredients. The sauce smells a bit fishy but that smell disappears once cooked. Few people can pick that the stir fry sauce has fish sauce in it!
3. Dark Soy Sauce has more flavour than light and all purpose soy sauce. It also darkens the colour of the Peanut Sauce. You can substitute with normal soy sauce. 
4. This tenderises the chicken the Chinese restaurant way. It's especially effective for chicken breast which is lean and can dry out from overcooking quickly, but can be used for any cut of chicken, or pork. I personally don't enjoy using this technique for beef - I prefer using a decent cut of beef for stir fries.
5. You can also use fresh noodles ie from the fridge section. Use 180 - 200g / 6 - 7 oz fresh noodles of choice - egg or rice.
6. Nutrition per serving, assuming 2 servings (they are fairly generous). You can reduce by 60 calories per serve by cutting down to 1 tbsp oil.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 445gCalories: 732cal (37%)
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98 Comments

  1. Dani says

    February 2, 2023 at 11:54 am

    5 stars
    Now a favourite in our house

    Reply
  2. Darren says

    January 29, 2023 at 8:14 pm

    5 stars
    Cooked this twice in a week and it was a winner both times. First go was a little heavy on the curry powder, had 6 serves so it came out at 4.5 tsp. Was using 15ml tbs so think the ratio of the other ingredients was right. Tried again tonight with 3 tsp was even more popular this time around. Love Nagi’s recipes they are always a winner

    Reply
  3. Sharon says

    July 31, 2022 at 3:03 pm

    5 stars
    Another banger RTE recipe! quick and easy meal with little cleanup. I would definitely make this again!

    Reply
  4. Nicki says

    June 13, 2022 at 10:52 pm

    5 stars
    Yum!

    Reply
  5. Prudence says

    January 21, 2022 at 4:45 pm

    5 stars
    This is everything I was hoping for and more! Super easy and delicious, the whole fam devoured it. I made it without the meat and just added a bunch of extra veg instead. YUM! Thanks Nagi

    Reply
  6. Laura says

    December 27, 2021 at 11:28 am

    5 stars
    So good!!!! My roommate has a severe peanut allergy, so I made this with Wow Butter (a soy alternative that honestly is very convincing) and garnished it with sesame seeds instead of peanuts. The only other tweaks I made were adding about 0.5 tsp of lime juice to the sauce and throwing in some mushrooms with the onions and garlic. It turned out perfectly and I will definitely be making it again!

    Reply
  7. Dea Soper says

    September 14, 2021 at 9:55 am

    5 stars
    While family loved it. Will be making this one again

    Reply
  8. Nimah says

    August 18, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    Made this with lamb and it was great 😊 Was wondering what cut of beef you’d suggest? Also what kind of tofu (if any) would work as a meat alternative?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      August 18, 2021 at 7:44 pm

      Hi Nimah, firm tofu or beef rump would work – you can use the Chinese method of velveting the beef to ensure it stays super tender. N x

      Reply
  9. Anna says

    August 18, 2021 at 11:22 am

    Nagi, you are an absolute legend. I have made so many of your recipes. Not once have I been disappointed. You are my go to when selecting what to make for dinner ❤️

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      August 18, 2021 at 7:49 pm

      That’s so nice to hear Anna, thanks so much!!! N x

      Reply
  10. Holly Wickham says

    August 6, 2021 at 1:34 am

    5 stars
    I just found your website today. Years ago, an ex boyfriend made peanut butter noodles for me and I have never been able to find a recipe similar to it. Well, this one knocks his dish out of the park.

    Just had it for tea (about 5minutes ago!) and both the husband and I are in love. We even went back to the pan for seconds and ate it straight from there.

    Looking forward to trying some of your other dishes too.

    Oh, I didn’t have curry powder so I used a little 5spice and a bit of garam masala which seemed to work.

    Reply
  11. Neil Vande Pol says

    June 19, 2021 at 4:40 am

    5 stars
    Thank You Nagi, My wife was not a fan or in favour of peanut sauce. Until she tasted the flavour of this recipe. A new family favourite, smiles all around. Best regards, Neil

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      June 19, 2021 at 1:17 pm

      You’ve converted her now Neil!! N x

      Reply
  12. Michelle Hildebrand says

    February 22, 2021 at 11:53 am

    5 stars
    This was so unbelievably delicious!

    You never disappoint, Nagi!
    😍🍜😋

    Reply
  13. Brooke says

    February 18, 2021 at 12:59 pm

    5 stars
    We had this last night with beef and hokkein noodles, and will definitely be making this one a regular. Even a winner with my fussy 5 year old – he was licking the sauce off his fingers!

    Reply
  14. Selam Zeru says

    November 19, 2020 at 5:34 am

    4 stars
    Liked this recipe a lot, I used pork instead of chicken and that worked well. I love garlic, but when I upped the servings to 5, the amount of raw garlic in the sauce was a tad too much for me.

    Still totally destroyed my bowl of noodles and will be making this, with a bit less garlic and a bit of lime, again!

    Reply
  15. Christian says

    November 10, 2020 at 7:06 am

    5 stars
    Hello Nagi, first of all I guess I should not like you. Why? Because I am loving your recipes! They’re so heavenly delicious I can’t stop eating. Already knowing that I might end up with an aching belly, some of my inner food demons always urge me having just one last little spoonful more! It’s really hard to discipline myself not to exaggerate when it’s all so addictively tasty. And I really appreciate your kind of writing, it’s humorous and warm hearted. Keep on blogging, and stay healthy!

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      November 10, 2020 at 10:03 am

      Hi Christian, this is the best compliment 😂 I’m so glad you’re enjoying all the recipes!! N x

      Reply
  16. Sophie says

    October 27, 2020 at 8:12 am

    5 stars
    This peanut sauce is fantastic!

    Reply
  17. Tumi says

    October 9, 2020 at 2:49 pm

    Omg Nagi! I have tried so many of your recipes and what can I say! They have been so good. I was wondering if I could use this sauce with spiralized zucchini as the noodle? Thank youu

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      October 10, 2020 at 11:55 am

      Yes definitely! N x

      Reply
  18. Jamie K says

    September 29, 2020 at 1:18 pm

    Hi, can I use curry paste instead of powder? And if yes, how much?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      September 29, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      Hi Jamie, you really need the curry powder for this sauce – otherwise you can make my Thai Satay Sauce which uses red curry paste 🙂 N x

      Reply
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