Chinese Take-Out Snack Mix

Name: Chinese Take-Out Snack Mix
Ingredients: 3 cups crisp rice cereal, such as Rice Chex (about 3 ounces); 3 cups dried snap peas (about 3 ounces); 2 cups crunchy chow mein noodles (about 4 ounces); 1 1/2 cups roasted and salted almonds (about 7 ounces); 1 1/2 cups sesame sticks (about 4 ounces); 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar; 2 cloves garlic, finely grated; 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice; Pinch red pepper flakes; Kosher salt; 1 1/2 cups wasabi peas (about 6 ounces)

14 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

3 cups crisp rice cereal, such as Rice Chex (about 3 ounces)
3 cups dried snap peas (about 3 ounces)
2 cups crunchy chow mein noodles (about 4 ounces)
1 1/2 cups roasted and salted almonds (about 7 ounces)
1 1/2 cups sesame sticks (about 4 ounces)
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic, finely grated
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice
Pinch red pepper flakes
Kosher salt
1 1/2 cups wasabi peas (about 6 ounces)

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toss the rice cereal, snap peas, chow mein noodles, almonds and sesame sticks together in a large bowl.
2

Whisk the butter, soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, garlic, five-spice, pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a separate bowl.
3

Pour the sauce over the snack mix and toss to coat well.
4

Spread out on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the mix is toasted and almost completely dry, 16 to 18 minutes, tossing about halfway through.
5

Remove from the oven and stir in the wasabi peas.
6

Let cool completely, and then store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.