Spicy Szechuan Noodles
By
ruth thomas
@momrkt
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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
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
How to Make Spicy Szechuan Noodles
- 1In 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
- 2In 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
- 3In a bowl, add soy and minced garlic
- 4Pick out ginger and garlic from oil and add red pepper and mallah to oil and sauté 1 minute
- 5Pour oil and cooked pepper onto bowl with soy and stir. Toss in noodles and pour hot water to help incorporate sauce
- 6Top with peanuts and scallions to serve
About Spicy Szechuan Noodles
Course/Dish: Pasta Sides
Main Ingredient: Pasta
Regional Style: Chinese
Other Tag: Quick & Easy
Hashtag: #Very spicy
