Cold Sesame Noodles

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Cold Sesame Noodles

You must try these sichuan-inspired sesame noodles! The dish is served cold and is perfect for the summer heat. The sesame sauce is so aromatic and the noodles are silky!

This dish can also be made vegan ◡̈ Just sub the chicken bouillon with salt!

Ingredients you need for your cold sesame noodles:

• half pack of lo mein noodles (egg noodles) – can sub with your favorite egg noodles or wheat noodles

Sesame Sauce:

• Chinese sesame paste
• rice vinegar
• soy sauce
• sugar
• water

Oil Sauce:

• garlic cloves
• ginger
• oil (vegetable or canola oil)
• salt
• chicken bouillon (can sub with salt)

Garnish (optional but makes it more delicious!):

• cilantro
• green onions
• toasted sesame seeds
• english cucumber
• chili oil (Lao gan ma or sichuan chili oil is recommended)

Steps to make the cold sesame noodles:

• Step 1. Cook noodles according to package directions. After the noodles are done cooking, rinse under cold water to make the noodles more chewy!
• Step 2. Make sesame sauce by mixing 1.5 tablespoons of Chinese sesame paste, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 2 tablespoons water until smooth (no sesame paste chunks).
  • Cooking tip: when using sesame paste, make sure to stir the jar to ensure the oil can mix with the paste at the bottom. Then, scoop your sesame paste.
• Step 3. Make oil sauce by adding minced ginger, minced garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon in a bowl. Heat up 2.5 tbs oil in a pan until you see smoke. Then add the hot oil into the bowl and mix until salt has dissolved.
• Step 4. Add sesame sauce, oil sauce, & 2 teaspoons chili oil to the noodles. Top the noodles with chopped cilantro, green onions, sliced cucumber and sesame seeds. Mix well and enjoy!