Hot Dry Noodles

Name: Hot Dry Noodles
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300g alkaline wheat noodles; 4 tbsp sesame paste, thinned with sesame oil; 2 tbsp light soy sauce and 1 tsp dark soy sauce; Chilli oil; Pickled radish and pickled long beans, chopped; Spring onions and garlic water

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Also known as: Re Gan Mian, Reganmian, Wuhan Hot Dry Noodles

About this dish

Springy alkaline noodles tossed in a rich sesame paste sauce with soy, chilli oil, pickled radish and spring onion.

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Ingredients

🍜300g alkaline wheat noodles

🟤4 tbsp sesame paste, thinned with sesame oil

🫙2 tbsp light soy sauce and 1 tsp dark soy sauce

🌶️Chilli oil

🥬Pickled radish and pickled long beans, chopped

🌿Spring onions and garlic water

Method

Serves 2

Par-boil the noodles, drain, toss with oil and spread out to cool (this is how Wuhan shops prepare them).

To serve, dip the noodles in boiling water for 30 seconds and drain well.

Put them in a bowl with the sesame paste, soy sauces and garlic water.

Add chilli oil, pickles and spring onions.

Mix thoroughly and eat straight away.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Reganmian is Wuhan's beloved breakfast, eaten fast from paper bowls on the way to work.

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