Sour Sesame Wonton Noodle Soup
酸汤麻酱馄饨面
Wontons and noodles are served in a sour sesame broth made directly in the bowl with a hot garlic-chile oil.
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Ingredients
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- sesame seeds
- scallions
- garlic
- chili powder
- hot oil
- 2–3 spoonfulssesame paste, thinned with water
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 2 spoonfulsvinegar
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- sugar
- noodles
- wontons
- noodle cooking broth
- water for thinning paste
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Gradually stir water into sesame paste to a yogurt-like consistency.
- 02
Put sesame seeds, scallions, garlic and chili powder in a bowl and pour over hot oil. Add 2–3 spoonfuls thinned sesame paste.
- 03
Mix in light soy sauce, vinegar, oyster sauce and sugar.
- 04
Cook noodles and wontons, then ladle them and their cooking broth into the seasoned bowl.
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Sour Sesame Wonton Noodle Soup
Wontons and noodles are served in a sour sesame broth made directly in the bowl with a hot garlic-chile oil.
Ingredients
- sesame seeds
- scallions
- garlic
- chili powder
- hot oil
- 2–3 spoonfulssesame paste, thinned with water
- 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
- 2 spoonfulsvinegar
- 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
- sugar
- noodles
- wontons
- noodle cooking broth
- water for thinning paste
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Method
- 01
Gradually stir water into sesame paste to a yogurt-like consistency.
- 02
Put sesame seeds, scallions, garlic and chili powder in a bowl and pour over hot oil. Add 2–3 spoonfuls thinned sesame paste.
- 03
Mix in light soy sauce, vinegar, oyster sauce and sugar.
- 04
Cook noodles and wontons, then ladle them and their cooking broth into the seasoned bowl.
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