Sesame Noodles with Honey Ginger Sauce
Lightly sautéed sesame noodles tossed in a honey ginger sauce that makes a quick and easy take-out style dinner in 20 minutes.
The life of a food blogger is one that I love thoroughly. Not only does the blog bring me great joy, it brings me amazing food, all the time.
Trust me, everything you see on this blog is food I either eat, or Mr. Jessiker Bakes or my family. I also don’t share anything with you that I wouldn’t devour myself.
But here’s the thing. All this food, it takes, well, time. Apart from the actual cooking of the food, the setup etc takes a while. But let’s focus on just cooking.
Sometimes, an idea doesn’t strike me until I’m starving. Not slightly hungry, but ravenous. Then I want to eat everything in sight.
I know, I have great timing.
It’s times like these that a meal that can be cooked in under 30 minutes become very useful. I’m looking at you, sesame noodles.
I will confess, I bought these noodles because I loved these bowls. Oops. I just really thought, hey, noodles would look great in these bowls.
My priorities.
But then, I cooked these noodles, made the sauce freehand, and a genius recipe came together.
This recipe could serve 2 people dinner for two nights. Or one person, for 4 nights. Whoa. And it tastes really goods. It’s the kind of thing that food bloggers love because, it’s so easy and fits into the category of amazing food I want to share with you. The sauce is so good and has the qualities of any good essential honey ginger soy sauce. The sesame seeds add a delicious crunch and texture that matches up so well against the noodles.
Here’s another great part – It’s budget-friendly. Oh, yeah. The entire pack of noodles cost about (if we are using $US dollars) $2, and we are only using half then everything else in the portions would make this entire noodle set come up to $4.
Remember when I said it would serve a single person for 4 nights? That’s $1 per serving, and you’ve satisfied your craving for $15 Chinese food. These noodles go to the core of that craving, and I promise, you’ll be coming back for more.
Here’s my favourite part, it’s crazy customisable. You could add some shredded cooked chicken, pork, shrimp, peanuts, anything, toss it in the sauce or double the sauce for the extras and you have another meal idea. Boom.
I think I need to make noodles a weekly staple.
And yes, do use chopsticks.
If you tried these Sesame Noodles please let me know in the comments below!
Sesame Noodles with Honey Ginger Sauce
Ingredients
Noodles:
- 8 ounces Chinese noodles
- 1 teaspoon salt, add to water
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
Honey Ginger Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Chopped scallions, for garnish
Instructions
- Whisk all the ingredients together for the sauce. Set aside.
- Allow a pot of seasoned water with about 2 quarts water to come to a boil. Add the noodles and cook for about 8 minutes as you would pasta, stirring every now and then. Ensure to follow your package's directions as to how to cook the noodles.
- Drain the water and allow the noodles to dry a bit in a mesh strainer.
- Heat the sesame oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add the noodles and stir until they begin to simmer, about 2 minutes.
- Add the honey ginger sauce and stir, coating the noodles in it. Allow the sauce to cook with the noodles for 5 more minutes on medium low heat.
- Remove from heat and add chopped scallions. Serve immediately.
Notes
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This!! I always make the attempt to plan ahead for dinner, but I admit there are those times my “planning” happens in the 20 minutes it takes me to drive home from work. These noodles look so tasty and I love that it’s so quick! What a power dish. 🙂
Thanks Alyssa!! 🙂
That honey ginger sauce…I feel like I could drink it!
And yes, I totally know that HANGRY feeling that comes over me when I’ve waited too long to eat…it’s a food blogger’s worst nightmare!
Haha thanks Joanne!
I know a few people in the family who might go gaga for this dish. Looks super easy and yummy, my kind of meal!
Thanks Melanie! 🙂
I don’t know what’s better, these noodles or your photography! Noodles might have to win, but only because I’m hungry and these sound delicious : )
Aww thank you so much Natalie!! 🙂 Don’t worry, I would go with the noodles too 😉 .
This sounds soo good and I love how budget friendly it is! Must try soon–pinning for later use! 🙂
Thanks Katie!! 🙂
I’m so glad these bowls inspired you! I’ve pinned this to make soon. I love sesame noodles and just the combination of sesame oil, ginger, soy, etc. This would be so great with some salmon or something. My little one loves these types of lo mein noodles. Sometimes I make peanut noodles and I make a soba noddle with a similar dressing. I love how simple your recipe is and it sounds perfect!
Aww thank you Monica! Salmon WOULD taste amazing with this!
Jessica, these noodle look delicious! I love your bowls 😀 They definitely inspired you to make something that looks amazing. I love these flavors and know my guys would go crazy for them too 😀
Thanks Cindy!! 🙂
I am such a big noodle person! This looks so simple, but so delicious!
Thanks Kelly! 🙂
This sounds REALLY good Jessica! Love this very simple Asian inspired recipe!
Thanks Sophia!! 🙂
I love this dish! First (and the obvious) it looks so so delicious. Second, thank you for creating an Asian dish that doesn’t require a lot of unique ingredients. I’ve been looking around and it’s hard to find. Can’t wait to try! Pinned. 🙂
Thanks Tina! And you’re welcome :). Thanks for pinning!