{"id":241,"date":"2019-12-21T10:23:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T17:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/?p=241"},"modified":"2019-12-21T10:30:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T17:30:04","slug":"recipe-spicy-sesame-noodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/?p=241","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Spicy Sesame Noodles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a quick spicy noodle dish that is good hot or cold, and quite low in carbohydrates because of the use of the Konjaku based Shirataki noodles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sauce Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sichuan Pepper Chili Oil  (either home made or a high quality commercial)<ul><li>2 tsp oil<\/li><li>2 tsp solids<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li> 1 TBSP Chinese Preserved Vegetable<\/li><li> 1 TBSP + 1 tsp Toasted Sesame Paste<\/li><li>1 TBSP Chinkiang Vinegar<\/li><li>1 TBSP + 1 tsp Chinese Light Soy Sauce<\/li><li>Pinch salt (or more to taste)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 TBSP Cooking Oil<\/li><li>16-20 oz ground meat<\/li><li>3 packages of Angel Hair Shirataki (Konjaku) noodles (7-8oz each)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combine all of the sauce ingredients into a small bowl, and mix well, setting aside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cut the packages of noodles into thirds, and rinse well in a colander or other strainer, and set aside to continue to drain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Place a sauce pan large enough for all the ingredients over a medium-high heat, and add the oil. Add the ground meat to the hot oil, and stir fry until cooked through and crumbled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add the drained noodles to the meat, followed by the sauce mixture. You may want to use some of the noodles to help get the sauce out of the bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cook over medium-high heat until the liquid has cooked down, and when you move the noodles around the pan with the spoon you see at most a little oil on the cleared sections of the pan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remove from the heat and serve immediately, or refrigerate to eat later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ingredient Notes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sichuan Chili Oil<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/themalamarket.com\/collections\/all\/products\/szechuan-chili-oil-all-natural\">This<\/a> high quality option is commercially available, or you can make your own (e.g. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatyourbooks.com\/library\/recipes\/1683097\/red-chili-oil-with-toasty\">this<\/a> recipe from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/All-Under-Heaven-Recipes-Cuisines\/dp\/1607749823\">All Under Heaven: Recipes from the 35 Cuisines of China<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Chinese Preserved Vegetable<\/em>: There are any number of options, I used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Original-Tianjin-Preserved-Vegetable-Stainless\/dp\/B0046QC97Q\">this <\/a>variety, which is available at specialty grocery markets or from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Original-Tianjin-Preserved-Vegetable-Stainless\/dp\/B0046QC97Q\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sesame Paste<\/em>: Tahini won&#8217;t work. You need a toasted sesame paste , either commercially available (<a href=\"https:\/\/themalamarket.com\/collections\/all\/products\/organic-sesame-paste-zhi-ma-jiang\">this<\/a> is a superb option), or again, home made by grinding toasted sesame seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Chinkiang Vinegar<\/em>: I have not had the opportunity to try <a href=\"https:\/\/themalamarket.com\/collections\/all\/products\/zhenjiang-chinkiang-vinegar-6-year\">this<\/a> one from <a href=\"https:\/\/themalamarket.com\/\">Mala Market<\/a>, but other varieties should be readily available at specialty grocery stores or from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Chinkiang-black-vinegar\/s?k=Chinkiang+black+vinegar\">Amazon<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Chinese Light Soy Sauce<\/em>: There is enough of a difference between Chinese and Japanese soy sauce that you should be sure to get a quality Chinese version. <a href=\"https:\/\/themalamarket.com\/collections\/regional-chinese-sauces-pickles\/products\/zhongba-handcrafted-light-soy-sauce-naturally-brewed-1-year\">This<\/a> bottle, again imported by <a href=\"https:\/\/themalamarket.com\/\">The Mala Market<\/a> is extraordinary, but you can also use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pearl-River-Bridge-Bottle-Superior\/dp\/B07PGWZCT6\">Pearl River Bridge<\/a> if you are looking for a cheaper alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Shirataki Noodles<\/em>: I use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Miracle-Noodle-Shirataki-Calories-Friendly\">this<\/a> brand, shipped from Amazon, as it is shelf stable and therefore doesn&#8217;t take up room in the refrigerator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a quick spicy noodle dish that is good hot or cold, and quite low in carbohydrates because of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/?p=241\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=241"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247,"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241\/revisions\/247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belegaer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}