- 1 pound spaghetti
- 2/3 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar or honey
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup boiling water, if
desired
Cook the spaghetti in a big pot of
boiling salted water. When it is tender,
drain it well, and return it to the pot.
Meanwhile prepare the sauce. In a medium
sized bowl combine the peanut butter, soy
sauce, cayenne pepper, sugar, vinegar and
garlic. Mash it all together until it is
smooth. The mixture should be thick. If you
like, you may thin it out with boiling
water, until it is a consistency you like. I
use water from the boiling spaghetti and
stir it a whole lot to make it smooth. When
the spaghetti is cooked and drained, pour
the sauce over it and toss it well. Serve in
big bowls with canned pears and sliced
cucumbers in vinegar. This is really good.
If the kids think it is too hot, use less
cayenne pepper the next time. Most children
enjoy this dish because of the peanut
butter. Serves 6.
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