Spicy Szechuan Noodles

Name: Spicy Szechuan Noodles
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 box chinese noodles; 1/2 c grape seed oil; 3 1/4" slice 3 slices of ginger 1/4" rounds..no need to peel; 1/4 c ground fine hot red pepper; 3 clove minced fine garlic; 2 Tbsp mallah (szechuan peppers) ground fine; 4 Tbsp soy sauce; 2 scallions (white to green) thinly sliced; 1/4 c crushed peanuts

By ruth thomas
@momrkt

My daughter in law is from Chengdu, Szechuan. She taught me how to make these noodles. A breakfast staple there, I prefer at dinner as a side dish

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Serves:

4-6

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Method:

Saute

Ingredients

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1 box

chinese noodles
1/2 c

grape seed oil
3 1/4" slice

3 slices of ginger 1/4" rounds..no need to peel
1/4 c

ground fine hot red pepper
3 clove

minced fine garlic
2 Tbsp

mallah (szechuan peppers) ground fine
4 Tbsp

soy sauce
2

scallions (white to green) thinly sliced
1/4 c

crushed peanuts

How to Make Spicy Szechuan Noodles

Step-by-Step

In a frying pan, pour oil in and sauté ginger and 1 whole clove of garlic for a few minutes to flavor the oil ...DO NOT let garlic brown or it will make it bitter
In salted water, boil the noodles and cook as per directions on bag 8-10 minutes.....save 1 cup of the hot cooking water when draining
In a bowl, add soy and minced garlic
Pick out ginger and garlic from oil and add red pepper and mallah to oil and sauté 1 minute
Pour oil and cooked pepper onto bowl with soy and stir. Toss in noodles and pour hot water to help incorporate sauce
Top with peanuts and scallions to serve