# Hoisin Garlic Noodles

This simple recipe for Hoisin Garlic Noodles is ranked as one of the best recipes of 2025 by The New York Times, offering a perfect blend of sugar and umami.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 14 oz dried wheat or egg noodles
- 0.25 cup Hoisin
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 tsp Maple syrup or honey
- Vegetable oil
- 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 6 scallions, white & green parts sliced
- 4 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- Salt
- pepper

## Instructions

1. Start by boiling your noodles.
2. Pull the noodles the minute they start to soften.
3. Next, prepare the sauce by mixing hoisin, soy sauce, sesame oil, and maple syrup or honey.
4. Chop garlic cloves and slice scallions (both white and green parts).
5. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet, then add the chopped garlic and white parts of the scallions.
6. Cook the garlic and scallions until fragrant, then quickly pour in the prepared sauce.
7. Add the boiled noodles to the skillet and toss everything together to coat the noodles.
8. Let the noodles cook undisturbed until the bottom turns crispy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
9. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
10. Serve topped with toasted sesame seeds and the green parts of the scallions.

## Equipment

- pot
- strainer
- bowl
- chopsticks
- knife
- cutting board
- skillet
- tongs

## Tips

- Pull noodles the minute they start to soften; we want them bouncy, not mushy.
- Ensure aromatics are fragrant to build more flavor.
- Cook noodles undisturbed in the pan until the bottom turns crispy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR74xTfCTtW/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5f8f841b-3bee-4f9f-91f0-7a4e5cd33cb6
- Extracted: 2025-12-07

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