10-Minute Sesame Noodles
Catherine
These Asian Sesame Noodles, ma jiang mian, are made with a creamy sesame and peanut sauce.
Prep Time 8 minutes mins
Cook Time 2 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese, Taiwanese
- 450g noodles wheat or egg noodles
Sesame Noodle Sauce
- 3 tbsp Chinese sesame paste or tahini
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar or white vinegar
- 2 tsp white granulated sugar
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- ½ tsp ginger grated
- ¼ tsp chicken bullion or vegetable
- ⅛ tsp Chinese five spice optional
- ¼ cup noodle water hot
Garnish
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 stalk green onion thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp peanuts crushed
- 1 tbsp chili oil optional
Place all the Sesame Noodle sauce ingredients into a bowl, mix well until it becomes a thick paste. Set it aside.
Cook your noodles of choice according to the cooking directions on the package. Fish the noodles out and into a bowl (Note 1).
Whisk in 1/4 cup of hot, noodle water with the Sesame Noodle paste, until the sesame sauce reaches an Alfredo sauce-like consistency.
Pour the Sesame Noodle sauce along the perimeter of the noodles.
Drizzle some sesame oil on top of the noodles, followed by thinly sliced green onions, and crushed peanuts (Note 2). Mix, and serve immediately.
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Rinse the noodles in cold water for 10 seconds for cold and chewier noodles.
- You can also top the noodles off with your favourite chili oil.
Keywords noodles, peanuts, sesame