Green Onion Noodle Soup

Makes 4 servings

Lynne

Per Bob, make a BIG pot of this soup because everyone loves it. Spicy!

ingredients

2 T sesame seed
2 tsp salad oil
1/2 lb ground lean turkey or ground lean pork
1/4 cup finely chopped sour pickles (cornichons or dills)
6 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth
1 package (8 to 9 oz.) fresh fettuccine
2 cups chopped green onions (including green tops)
1/4 cup finely chopped roasted, salted peanuts
Thin green onion slivers, including tops (optional)
Peanut sauce:
3 T each peanut butter, soy sauce, Asian (toasted) sesame oil, and sugar 2 T rice vinegar
1 tsp (or to taste) hot chili flakes.

1
In a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat, stir sesame seed until lightly toasted, 6 to 8 minutes. Pour into a small bowl and set aside.
2
Add oil and ground turkey to pan; stir over high heat until meat is crumbled and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
3
Mix pickles and peanut sauce with meat; add broth and cover pan. When mixture is boiling, uncover, add fettuccine, and stir to separate pasta; when boil resumes, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is tender to bite, about 3 minutes total.
4
Stir in chopped green onions. Ladle soup into bowls; sprinkle with sesame seed, peanuts, and green onion slivers. Eat with chopsticks or a fork and spoon.
5
In a bowl stir to blend peanut butter, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, rice vinegar, and chili flakes.