Spicy Garlic Shiitake Noodles
Quick and flavorful spicy garlic noodles with shiitakes and a soft-boiled egg. Ready in just 15 minutes, this recipe elevates noodles with a garlic-soy sauce, chili sauce, and seared shiitakes. Add scallions for freshness and an explosive flavor!
Ingredients
- 7 ounces instant ramen noodles
- 5.5 ounces shiitakes torn into bite-size pieces
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp crushed red chili flakes
- 1 tsp crushed Sichuan peppercorns
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- black pepper
- 2 eggs soft-boiled
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds for serving
- 5 scallions finely chopped, more for serving
Spicy soy sauce
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 3 tbsp mirin or 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp sambal oelek more if you like it super hot
- 1 tsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl.
- Add water to a small sauce pan, once boiling, add eggs, boil for 6 minutes. Run under cool water, set aside.
- Cook the noodles according to package directions until just al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water, and run the noodles under cool water to stop the cooking.
- In the meantime prepare the shiitakes. In a large skillet, heat the oil over high. Add shiitakes, cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Lower the heat, add garlic, ginger, chili flakes and Sichuan pepper. Cook for 2 minutes. Add butter, stir until it melts. Stir in scallions and season with black pepper.
- Add the sauce, bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in noodles and 1/4 cup cooking water. Simmer, tossing occasionally, until sauce begins to cling to noodles, about 30 seconds.
- Divide noodles among plates, top with a soft-boiled egg, sesame seeds and chopped scallions. Add more sambal if you can handle the heat, enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 431kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 13gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 194mgSodium: 1980mgPotassium: 633mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1009IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 121mgIron: 3mg
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