Blogging Marathon# 69: Week 2/ Day 3
Theme: Homemade Chinese Takeaway Food
Dish: Chinese Cold Sesame Noodles (Liang Mian)
For the final day of this week’s ‘Homemade Chinese Takeaway Food‘, I have a very easy to make and very flavorful Chinese cold sesame noodles. The main ingredient in this dish is Chinese style sesame paste which is very different from middle eastern tahini. This is made with roasted sesame seeds.
I made a trip to the local Chinese grocery and bought some fresh noodles and sesame paste. If you only have tahini, then add a little toasted sesame oil to it and use it in the dish. Or you can roast your own sesame seeds and grind it into a fine paste. I found fresh Hong Kong noodles in the refrigerator section, but you can use fresh or frozen egg noodles or even standard size spaghetti would be a great alternate here.
The recipe is very simple with a no-cook sauce. All the ingredients are mixed into a sauce and then tossed with the cooked noodles. You can add more vegetables if you like. Next time I make this dish I’ll probably add some baked tofu or edamame or fried egg to make it a complete meal.
I made all the 3 dishes (Cucumber Salad and Tofu Skin Noodles) for this week’s theme on one day. It was a delicious and filling Chinese meal. But the good thing was, everything was done in less than 40 minutes. So it’s a quick and easy meal to make too.
Chinese Cold Sesame Noodles is a very simple dish made with a no-cook sauce. All the ingredients are mixed into a sauce and then tossed with the cooked noodles. You can add more vegetables if you like. Add some baked tofu or edamame or fried egg to make it a complete meal.
Chinese Cold Sesame Noodles is a very simple dish made with a no-cook sauce. All the ingredients are mixed into a sauce and then tossed with the cooked noodles. You can add more vegetables if you like. Add some baked tofu or edamame or fried egg to make it a complete meal.
8ozEgg Noodles Spaghetti. fresh or (I used fresh Hong Kong noodles)
2tbspssesame oil
3tbspssoy sauce
2tbspsrice vinegar
2tbspssesameChinese paste (roasted sesame seeds ground to a paste)
1tbsppeanut butter
1tbspsugar
1ginger" , finely grated
2 ~ 3clovesgarlic, finely minced
2tspsChile garlic- paste (adjust as per taste)
1cucumberSmall , thinly sliced
3tbspsPeanutsRoasted , chopped
To tastesalt
Servings: serving
Instructions
Cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain the water and rinse with cold water. Add a splash of sesame oil and toss to coat the noodles.
In a small bowl, combine sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame paste, peanut butter, sugar, ginger, garlic, chile-garlic paste and salt. Whisk well to combine the ingredients.
Pour the dressing over cooked noodles. Toss well to evenly distribute the dressing.
Garnish with cucumber and chopped peanuts and serve.
The noodles sure look tempting! It is a wonderful meal you served. Being an Asian food fan myself, I am craving all these now!
Omg, give me that plate, am an ardent fan of this kind of noodles, lipsmacking here.
a healthy and delicious looking dish!
Those noodles looks so delicious. The entire setup looks so stunning.
it is a great quick option for Chinese food lovers.