Soy sesame scallion noodles
A simple meatless noodle dish that you can enjoy for breakfast, as a snack or a side dish. Boiled Asian noodles are tossed with soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and toasted sesame seeds, then topped with sliced scallions lightly fried in sesame seed oil.
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- 80 to 90 grams dried Asian noodles (about 3 oz.)
- 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
- 1 cup thinly sliced scallions
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds plus more to garnish
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
Instructions
- Cook the noodles according to package directions. Drain, dunk in iced water and drain again. Set aside.
- With the slove set to medium, heat the sesame seed oil in a frying pan.
- Lightly fry the scallions in the hot oil just until limp. Scoop out and set aside.
- In the same pan, over low heat, stir together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili flakes, sesame seeds and sugar until the sugar is fully dissolved.
- Add the noodles to the sauce in the pan and toss thoroughly.
- Add the fried scallions (reserve some for garnish) and toss.
- Divide the noodles between two bowls, top with the reserved scallions and more sesame seeds.
