Recipe for "noodles-spicy"

NAME

     NOODLES-SPICY - Easy spicy-hot cold noodles for summer
     This recipe is an easy prepare-ahead dish for a  hot  summer
     day.   It  makes a good barbecue side dish for all of us who
     are tired of potato salads.

INGREDIENTS (serves 4-6)

     500 g     fresh Chinese noodles
     4         scallions (or green onions), chopped
     10 ml     chili oil
     10 ml     sesame seed oil
     30 ml     vinegar
     30 ml     sugar
     7.5 ml    salt
     2.5 ml    black pepper (fresh ground)
     5 ml      MSG (optional)
     2         fresh red peppers chopped.

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Cook the noodles in boiling water for  3  minutes,
               then  drain.   Rinse them in cold water until they
               are cool, then set aside to drain.
          (2)  Make the sauce by mixing together all of the other
               ingredients.
          (3)  Heat 50 ml oil in a wok.  When it is hot, pour  in
               the  sauce  mixture,  and  then the noodles.  Stir
               well to cover the noodles with sauce, then  remove
               and cool.

NOTES

     You can serve this dish warm if you want, but it  is  better
     when  cold.   It  is a good dish to prepare the previous day
     and leave in the refrigerator overnight.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 15 minutes to prepare,  2  or  more
     hours chilling.  Precision: No need to measure.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Rob Horn
     Infinet, North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
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