10-Minute Sesame Noodles
These Asian Sesame Noodles, ma jiang mian, are made with a creamy sesame and peanut sauce.
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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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Notes
- 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.