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Sesame Ginger Noodles with Chilli, Garlic and Coriander

Quick and easy to make and bursting with flavour, Sesame Ginger Noodles with Chilli, Garlic and Coriander is an Indonesian inspired quick noodle dish which can be served as is or enhanced in a range of ways to suit your palate and what you have available in the fridge.

Course light lunch, light supper, Lunch
Cuisine Thai inspired
Keyword chilli, Coriander, Ginger, noodles, Sesame Seeds, stir fry
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 2
Author Susan

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon Chilli Oil – or use olive oil and increase the dried chilli flakes
  • 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
  • 15g fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  • 12g/3 plump garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • ⅛ – ¼ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon kecap manis/sweet soy sauce (See Recipe Notes)
  • 300g prepared fresh egg noodles
  • 15g shredded coriander or you can use parsley or basil or a mix of all 3
  • 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Collect together your equipment and ingredients.

  2. Heat the oils over a medium heat in a saucepan large enough to hold all the noodles. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and cook very gently for 1 minute, just until aromatic – do not let them brown.

  3. If you have time, let sit for 5 minutes for the flavours to develop.

  4. Stir in the soy sauce, kecap manis and the noodles. Mix thoroughly.

  5. Warm over a moderate heat for a minute or two until everything is hot. Toss in the fresh herbs and then serve immediately garnished with sesame seeds and spring onions. Taste and add salt and pepper, if necessary.

  6. Serve with more soy sauce on the side.

Recipe Notes

Equipment:

  • 1 large wok or frying pan
  • Chopping board and knife
  • Grater
  • Garlic crusher
  • Kitchen scales and measuring spoons

Kecap Manis

If you do not have any kecap manis, add some extra soy sauce, ideally dark soy sauce if you have it, plus 1 - 1½ teaspoons of runny honey. 

Consider the following additions to the noodles:

  • These noodles compliment fish very well – try serving with some salmon or stir through some cooked prawns.
  • Also delicious with chicken either shredded, chicken satay or Thai marinated meat. Better still at this time of year, shredded turkey.
  • Add more vegetables such as mange tout, snow peas, beansprouts, chopped tomatoes, small florets of broccoli, shredded cabbage, carrots slices, thinly sliced courgette/zucchini, you could even add shredded Brussels sprouts
  • Some soft or hard boiled eggs, fried or poached eggs
  • Fried tofu.