These sesame noodles are easy to prepare with a beautiful savoury sesame flavour. They make a great side dish to go with your favourite Chinese main dish or serve as a simple main dish for lunch!
Add the sliced onion and cook for 2 minutes to slightly soften.
1 onion
Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
2 cloves garlic
Add in the drained noodles, tahini, soy sauce, kecap manis, water, white pepper, sesame seeds and chilli flakes.
410 g (14.5 oz) pack fresh medium egg noodles, 1 tbsp tahini, 2 tbsp dark soy sauce, 2 tbsp kecap manis, 3 tbsp water, ¼ tsp white pepper, 1 tbsp sesame seeds, ¼ tsp chilli flakes
Turn the heat up to high and fry, moving the noodles around the wok constantly, with a spatula until hot - about 3 minutes.
Turn off the heat and serve topped with spring onions and sesame seeds.
2 spring onions, 1 tsp sesame seeds
Notes
Want to use dried noodles?Use approx 180g dried medium egg noodles (this should yield approx 410g noodles once cooked - but different brands can vary). Cook in boiling water as per the pack instructions, then drain and run under cold water until completely cold - this is to prevent the noodles from sticking together. Then use as per the recipe.Nutritional information is approx, per serving (this recipes serves 4 as a side dish).