Mock Thai Pasta

I was introduced to Thai food just before our local Thai place disappeared . . . of course. So, I wanted to try to replicate that amazing taste at home! What resulted is my Mock Thai Pasta Recipe that was fast and extremely cheap. An 8 oz package of crab meat can be found on sale for $2.50 and ramen noodles are 15 to 25 cents at most stores. If you have the rest of the ingredients in stock in your cupboard, you're feeding 4 people for pretty darn cheap!

2 packages Oriental Ramen

8 oz. imitation crab meat

1/2 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy)

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

2 Tbsp Teriyaki Marinade

5 dashes of nutmeg

5 dashes of ginger

5 dashes of cumin

Make ramen noodles according to instructions.

In a skillet, heat olive oil and teriyaki marinade to sauté the meat. Crumble the crab meat into smaller pieces as you place it in the pan to heat thoroughly.

As the meat starts to absorb the brown color, add your seasonings and peanut butter. Continue to heat on medium until the peanut butter form a creamy paste. Continue to taste and add more seasonings as you deem necessary.

When straining the ramen noodles, leave about 1/3 cup of water in the bottom of the pan. Add the noodles and the oriental seasoning packets and stir to coat before adding the meat mixture.

Use a noodle scoop or tongs to mix the meat into the noodles as stirring alone won’t be effective in mixing the ingredients equally.

Notes:

This would be great served with a salad with fruit fixins.