Recipe Review: Pork and Peanut Dragon Noodles from Budget Bytes

Welcome to another recipe review! Today we're reviewing Pork and Peanut Dragon Noodles from Budget Bytes.

Both of my kids are really growing to love cooking, and now that they're off school for the summer I'm having them take turns planning and preparing meals.  My older son has really vibed with this particular recipe.  He's chosen it three times already when it's been his turn.

The recipe is well written with directions that are easy enough for a novice teen cook to follow.  It turns out spicy and full of salty, umami flavors.  

My son and I have a minor debate each time he cooks this, because I have to remind him that we need some veggies with the meal. He wants to keep his veg completely separate from the noodles, like a salad or a side of steamed broccoli.  I always suggest maybe adding something in to the stir fry itself to take advantage of the lovely sauce.  We've done it both ways, and it's been fantastic both ways. 

The only minor complaint I have about the recipe is that it calls for chilli garlic sauce, and apparently my family is capable of interpreting that in multiple ways. The first few times he made the recipe, I'm fairly certain he made it with Sambal Oelek.   This most recent turn, he used sriracha sauce, which made it significantly more spicy, and somehow tasted more "brown". It was still delicious, but it was also a little bit harder to eat.  I'm aware that chili garlic sauce is its own specific product, but we tend to use what we have on hand when we can.

 

 

 

 

 

Overall, I definitely recommend this recipe. It's quick to put together, turns out delicious, and is easy to customize.  As a bonus, it comes from a fantastic blog dedicated to budget friendly recipes so it won't break the bank.