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10-Minute Sesame Noodles

The sauce is the whole recipe: whisk it while the noodles boil.

9.0

out of 10

8 cooking reviews · 100% would make again

Typically 12 min hands-on

by Dev Patel

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6 ingredients · 3 steps · 12 min hands-on

Ingredients

6 oz dried wheat noodles
3 tbsp tahini or smooth peanut butter
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp black or rice vinegar
1 tbsp chili crisp (to taste)
2 scallions, sliced

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Method, 3 steps

12 min total

Boil the noodles until just tender. Reserve a mugful of the cooking water, then drain.
timer 5 min
Whisk the tahini, soy, vinegar, and chili crisp with 3-4 tablespoons of the noodle water until it pours like cream.
Toss the warm noodles through the sauce, loosening with more water as needed. Top with scallions.

Notes from the kitchen

Season in stages and taste before serving, the amounts here are a starting point, not a rule.

From people who cooked it

8 reviews

9/10 · Helen T. · would make again · changed it
Add a grated garlic clove to the sauce. Weeknight default now.
9/10 · Wole A. · would make again
9/10 · Priya S. · would make again
8/10 · Daniel K. · would make again · changed it
9/10 · Lena M. · would make again
10/10 · Marco P. · would make again
9/10 · Elle R. · would make again · changed it
9/10 · Nia S. · would make again

What Dev Patel cooks it in

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Deep bowl and whisk

The sauce comes together faster whisked in a bowl than stirred in the pan.

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