Best Szechuan Sesame Noodles Recipes

Szechuan Sesame Noodles image

Yield Makes 6 side-dish servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

8 ounces thin dried Asian noodles or linguine
4 tablespoons oriental sesame oil
3 tablespoons chopped peanuts
2 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
3 large garlic cloves, minced
6 tablespoons bottled teriyaki sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced green or red onions

Steps:

Cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain; return noodles to same pot. Mix in 1 tablespoon oil and peanuts.
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy small skillet over medium-low heat. Add ginger and garlic; stir 10 seconds. Add teriyaki sauce, lime juice and chili sauce; simmer 30 seconds. Mix sauce and onions into noodles. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Dan-Dan Mein (Szechuan Sesame Sauce Noodles) image

Provided by SpiceBunny

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/4 cup minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
chinese sesame seed paste or tahini, 1-2 tbsp per serving
chopped scallion (1 tbsp per serving)
black vinegar (1/2 tsp per serving)
soy sauce (to taste)
sugar (to taste)
chopped peanuts (optional)
shredded cucumber (recommended)
szechuan peppercorns, dry-roasted in a skillet, then ground with a mortar and pestle. 1 generous tbsp. per serving
fresh white wheat noodles, cooked 2 -4 minutes in rapidly boiling water until al dente

Steps:

Make the ginger-garlic water.
Fry the Red-Pepper flakes in oil. This creates smoke if done in a frying pan, so cover it up or else do it with less oil in the microwave. Just buy the pre-made pepper flakes in oil at the Chinese supermarket to save a step.
Chinese sesame paste (ji ma jiang) or Middle-Eastern tahini sauce is normally used. Peanut butter may be substituted if you can't find sesame paste. It's not the same, but it'll do.
Pre-ground Szechuan peppercorns *might* be available at the Chinese supermarket. I haven't looked for it because I make it myself. It's called "Hua jiao fen". The peppercorns are called "Hua jiao".
Each person can assemble their own noodles using the below toppings. A mound of shredded cucumbers makes it even more delicious.
1 serving noodles.
1-2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Water.
2 tsp chili flake oil.
2 tbsp sesame paste.
1 tbsp scallions.
1 big pinch roasted Szechuan peppercorn powder.
Add soy sauce, 1/2 tsp black rice vinegar, and sugar to taste. Add one tbsp shredded Szechuan preserved vegetables or a mound of cucumbers. The Szechuan vegetables is the authentic way --.
Bon appetit or "Duo chi".