Cold Noodles With Chinese Sesame Dressing Recipes

COLD SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook the noodles al dente and reserve some of the cooking liquid. Rinse the noodles with cold water and drain.
• Stir together all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl until combined. Julienne the scallion, carrot, and cucumber.
• Blanch bean sprouts in boiling water for 15 seconds and put into an ice bath and drain.
• In a bowl, pour the sauce over the noodles. Add the vegetables, chopped cilantro, crushed peanuts and toasted sesame seeds on top and serve immediately, along with extra toppings like chili sauce, rice vinegar, or soy sauce.

COLD SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• Tune the sesame paste texture: slightly add light soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and cold water in sesame paste. Stir to combine well. The sesame paste should be running but not thin.

COLD NOODLES WITH SICHUAN DRESSING (LIANG MIAN, 凉面)

Steps:

• Put minced garlic, Sichuan pepper & star anise into a small bowl. Add hot water. Leave to infuse.
• Option 1: Put the chicken on a plate. Steam for 15 mins over medium heat. Transfer to another plate to cool.
• Option 2: Place the chicken in a roasting tray. Cover the tray with tin foil. Cook for 20 mins in a preheated oven at 390°F/200°C/Fan 180°C. Transfer to a plate to cool.
• Bring a pot of water to a full boil. Add noodles. Boil until they are just cooked or a little undercooked. Be attentive to avoid boiling over.
• Drain the noodles. Rinse under tap water to cool.
• Transfer to a large bowl. Add sesame oil. Toss well.
• Shred the chicken either by hand or with a knife. Add to the noodles along with cucumber, scallions and fresh chilli.
• Drain the aromatic water through a sieve. Discard the garlic & spices. Pour the water over the noodles. Add all the ingredients for the dressing and mix well.
• Transfer the noodles to 2 serving bowls. Top each one with coriander, peanuts (if using).

CHINESE NOODLES WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain; rinse under cold water until completely cool. Transfer to a large bowl; toss with vegetable oil. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, red pepper, and cilantro.
• Pour over noodles; season with salt and ground pepper. Toss, and serve.

COLD SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook the noodles in large pot of boiling unsalted water over medium heat until barely tender and still firm. Drain immediately and rinse with cold water until cool. Drain the noodles really well and transfer to a wide bowl; toss with the sesame oil so they don't stick together.
• In a small saucepan, heat the peanut oil over medium-low flame. Add the green onions, ginger, garlic, and chili paste. Cook and stir for a minute until soft and fragrant. Mix in the brown sugar, peanut butter, vinegar, soy sauce, and hot water. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and the peanut butter has smoothed out. Toss the noodles with the peanut sauce until well coated. Serve at room temperature or chilled. Garnish with the sesame seeds, cucumber slices, and cilantro.

COLD SESAME NOODLES WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• While the pasta is cooking, combine peanut butter, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, and garlic in a large bowl; mix well.
• Drain pasta and rinse under cold water. Add to the sauce and toss to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onion.
• Refrigerate until cold, at least 30 minutes.

COLD SESAME NOODLES WITH CRUNCHY VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Prepare the vegetables: trim, seed, peel as necessary and cut into bite-size pieces. Reserve in a container until ready to use.
• Cook the noodles in the boiling water until tender but not mushy. When they're done, rinse in cold water, then toss with a little sesame oil. Store in one or more containers.
• Whisk together the sesame oil and tahini, sugar, soy, ginger, vinegar, hot oil and pepper in a large bowl. Thin the sauce with hot water until it's about the consistency of heavy cream; you will need 1/4 to 1/2 cup per serving; store as desired.
• When you're ready to eat, toss a portion of the noodles and a portion of the vegetables; top with sauce and stir to coat.

SPICY NOODLES WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Bring six quarts water to boil. Add the peanut oil and cook the noodles for three to four minutes, or until al dente. Drain and refresh under running cold water.
• Place the noodles in a large serving bowl and add one tablespoon sesame oil. Toss to prevent them from sticking together and set them aside.
• Mix together the remaining ingredients until you have a smooth sauce. If necessary, thin with a little olive oil. Correct seasoning and pour the dressing over the noodles. Toss thoroughly and serve at room temperature.

TAKEOUT-STYLE SESAME NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and cook until barely tender, about 5 minutes. They should retain a hint of chewiness. Drain, rinse with cold water, drain again and toss with a splash of sesame oil.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons sesame oil, the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame paste, peanut butter, sugar, ginger, garlic and chili-garlic paste.
• Pour the sauce over the noodles and toss. Transfer to a serving bowl, and garnish with cucumber and peanuts.

COLD CHINESE NOODLES IN PEANUT-SESAME SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook noodles in large pot of boiling unsalted water over medium heat until barely tender and still firm. Drain immediately and rinse with cold water until cold. Drain well and toss noodles with (2 Tbsp) dark sesame oil so they don't stick together.
• FOR DRESSING:
• Combine all ingredients except hot water in a blender or food processor fitted with steel blade and blend until smooth. Thin with hot water to consistency of whipping cream.
• For carrot curls: peel flesh of carrot in short shavings about 4" long. Place in ice water for 15 minutes to curl.
• Just before serving, toss noodles with sauce. Garnish with cucumber, peanuts, green onion, and carrot curls. Serve at room temperature.
• * HOT PEPPER OIL: the amount you use depends on how hot you like it. 2 tablespoons.
• will give it a nice "bite." If your tastes run to the very hot, you might want to use 3TB.
• If you want to make your own oil:
• 1/4 cup hot red pepper flakes, 1 cup oil. Combine in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil, and immediately turn off heat. Let cool. Strain in small glass container that can be sealed. Refrigerate.
• Lasts indefinitely.

COLD NOODLES WITH CHINESE SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Shred seeded cucumber to the thickness as the cooked noodles 2. Add 4 cup water and 1 tea spoon salt in a pot and bring it to boiled. Boil the bean sprouts for 1 min. Set the boiled sprouts aside for chill out. 3. Cook the chicken breast into the same pot with same boiled water for 10 mins. This will not only save your time but also let the chicken have some taste from the vegetable. 4. Throw the cooked chicken breast into ice water for 1 min. Then cut it crosswise in thirds, set asdie for chill out in room temperature. 5. Mix garlic, soy, rice veinegar (or kumkuat juice), suger, chilly powder and 1/2 cup water (use the water you boiled the chicken) sufficiently. 6. Tear the chicken breast by hands into the size you want to keep the texture. 7. Put chicken, dressing, cucumber and bean sprouts into fridge. (Put them separately in different boxes with cover) 8. Cook noodles in boiling salted water to tender. Cool the noodle in ice water, then dry the noodles. Toss the noodles with extra-virgin olive oil. 9. Toss the noodles with vegetable, chicken and dressing before tasting. Note: You can also put a poached egg on top to make the dressing more smoothly. Use any kind of vegetable you want. If you are a vegetarian, just ignore the chicken, the flavor of the dressing is still very rich.