Creole Crab Noodles

• For the Sauce:
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce (optional)
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 8 ounces rice noodles
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup diced celery
• 1/3 cup minced red and green jalapenos
• 1/3 cup diced green onions
• 1/2 pound crabmeat

1. Whisk garlic, ketchup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, hot sauce, paprika, cayenne pepper, and cumin together in a bowl.
2. Place rice noodles in a large bowl; cover with boiling water and stir with tongs. Let soak for 10 minutes.
3. While noodles soak, heat vegetable oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir celery, jalapenos, and green onions until tender and fragrant, about 10 minutes.
4. Drain noodles and place in the pan; add the sauce and crabmeat. Cook and stir until noodles are coated evenly and everything is heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

garlic, ketchup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, hot sauce, paprika, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, rice noodles, vegetable oil, celery, red and, green onions, crabmeat

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/263686/creole-crab-noodles/ (may not work)