Sesame Noodles

4.67 from 6 votes

Sesame noodles are quick and easy to make. Flavored with toasted sesame paste, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger, they are a real crowd-pleaser.

Course Main Dish Recipes

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword chinese noodles, chinese sesame noodles, cold noodles, sesame noodles

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 488kcal

Author Robin Donovan

Ingredients

3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons Chinese sesame paste
2 tablespoons or more, to taste chile oil with fermented black beans or chile crisp
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ cup water
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 garlic clove minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 pound ground pork
Kosher salt
10 ounces fresh ramen noodles or 6 ounces dried ramen noodles cooked according to package directions
¼ cup coarsely chopped roasted and salted peanuts
4 scallions thinly sliced

Instructions

In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, sesame paste, chile oil or chile crisp, sesame oil, brown sugar, and water and mix well.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and ginger and stir once before stirring in the meat. Season with salt and cook, breaking up the meat with a spatula, until browned on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring, until cooked through, about 2 more minutes. Remove from the heat.
Add the sauce mixture to the skillet with the meat and stir to combine. Add the noodles to the skillet and toss to coat well with the sauce.
Serve garnished with scallions and peanuts.

Notes

If you don’t have fresh ramen noodles, you can substitute dried ramen noodles. These are also available in Asian markets and many supermarkets. Or substitute regular spaghetti.

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