Biang Biang Noodles

15 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Chop up six cloves of garlic into small bits.
  2. 2Chop a whole bunch of spring onions.
  3. 3Chop a big handful of coriander.
  4. 4Get some long thick pasta like tagliatelle or whatever.
  5. 5While the pasta cooks, fry everything in a good splash of oil.
  6. 6Start with your spring onion, then the garlic.
  7. 7Grate in a little knob of ginger and two tablespoons of chilli flakes.
  8. 8Let those ingredients shuck each other senseless in the pan for a minute or so.
  9. 9Add in three tablespoons of soy sauce.
  10. 10Add three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.
  11. 11Add a big fat dollop of peanut butter.
  12. 12Stir that in till it's all combined.
  13. 13Add some sesame seeds and coriander.
  14. 14Add a big pinch of sugar.
  15. 15Turn that into a smooth sauce with a couple of ladles of the noodle water so it emulsifies.
  16. 16Add the cooked pasta and toss until they're dripping with it.
  17. 17Serve.

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch spring onions
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 handful coriander
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 2 tbsp chilli flakes
  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 good splash oil
  • 500 g long thick pasta

Equipment

knifecutting boardfrying panlarge pottongsmeasuring spoons