Lo Mein with Peanut Sauce

For lunch yesterday, I was craving some Pad Thai, but i didn't really have any ingredients to do it justice, so i decided to go for lo mein instead.

This used whole wheat noodles (because that's what was in the pantry), which i boiled for about 8 minutes. While that boiled, i cut up a couple yellow onions and orange bell peppers into thin strips, and caramelized them in a skillet with sesame oil. Then I cut up a couple cloves of garlic, and put that in with the onions and peppers.

When the noodles were done, i drained them and let them cool a bit. Then I fried a couple of eggs in the pan with the peppers and onions, and then tossed the noodles on top of that, stirring it up and letting the noodles soak up all that flavor.

For the sauce, I used about a cup of broth, and a couple tablespoons of peanut butter. Let that simmer together, and added spices and fun flavorings. I used soy sauce, some worcestershire sauce (because i didn't have any tamarind), and sriracha, and maybe some ginger. Whisked it all together and let it reduce just a bit, (while i was cooking the other stuff).

Then i just poured the sauce over the noodles and dished it up. I sprinkled some chopped cilantro and chopped peanuts over the top, and it wasn't too bad.

Would've been good with tofu, but i was running short on time, and forgot about adding in the tofu. Next time, though.