How To Make Take-Out Style Chinese Sesame Noodles

By
Lia KG
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These addicting, delicious noodles are even better than the take-out version from your favorite Chinese restaurant.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound egg or rice noodles
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons raw tahini
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil 
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce
  • 1/3 cup chopped roasted peanuts
  • Salt to taste

Instructions: 

  1. Cook the noodles according to the instructions given by the manufacturer, but make sure they are still a little chewy when you finish cooking. Drain the noodles and rinse them well with cold water.
  2. Toss the noodles with an oil of your choice to prevent them from sticking together.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, tahini, peanut butter, honey, ginger, garlic, sriracha, and salt into a creamy sauce. If the sauce seems too thick and difficult to stir, add a teaspoon at a time of cold water.
  4. Pour the noodles into the bowl with the sesame sauce and toss well to coat each noodle with sauce. Transfer to serving bowls and garnish with the peanuts.
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That feeling of satisfaction when you try a new recipe and it turns out even better than you expected. As soon as I saw the picture of @samsifton Takeout-Style sesame noodles in @nytcooking I had to try them. Once you assemble all the ingredients which can easily be procured from @hmartofficial its soooo easy. The dealbreaker here was the refrigerated made in China Da Xi Bei Gungun noodles. So toothsome! (Also let me just say that it’s probably been 30 years since cold sesame takeout noodles were any good!) . . Two other ingredients I had never used in my sesame noodles are the Chinese sesame paste and chili garlic sauce. Swipe right for key ingredients. In the case of the noodles I doubted the cooking time of 8 to 10 minutes but it really is the cooking time. Mine were slightly too chewy. #sesamenoodles #coldsesamenoodles #chinesetakeout #chinesetakeoutrecipes #chinesefood #chineseamericanfood #nomnom

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