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Spicy Chili Crisp Sesame Noodles

November 22, 2020 By Lisa Kitahara 10 Comments

Make weeknight meals extra delicious with these ultra easy Spicy Sesame Chili Crisp Noodles made in under 10 minutes! These Lan Gan Ma noodles are saucy, creamy and BIG on flavour.

If you’ve never tried or even heard of The God Mother’s Chili Crisp Oil (Lao Gan Ma)… pause right now. Go to your local grocery store or asian market to and grab yourself a bottle. If you like spicy, I promise you– you NEED this condiment in your life. Like, not to exaggerate but it will change your life for the better.

Chili Crisp Oil is highly versatile and delicious with dumplings, veggies, stir fries, rice, tofu and of course– noodles.

Type of Noodles: Dao Xiao Mian

You can use any kind of wheat noodles for this dish but I highly recommend using Dao Xiao Mian (AKA ribbon noodles or knife cut noodles). Why? They’re wide and the curly edges makes it ideal for holding onto sauce. However, if you are avoiding gluten you can use thicker gluten-free noodles of your choice.

Spicy & Creamy Lao Gan Ma Sauce

  • Asian sesame paste: not to be confused with tahini
  • Soy sauce: or tamari got gluten free
  • Chinese black vinegar: or rice vinegar in a pinch
  • Sesame oil & garlic: for flavour and aroma
  • Lao Gan Ma (Chili crisp oil): the best thing ever, seriously
  • Scallions & sesame seeds: for garnish

What is Lao Gan Ma?

Lao Gan Ma (老干妈), or “Old Godmother” is a breand of chili sauce condiments created by a women (on the packaging) in Guizhou, China who opened up a small noodle stand in efforts to support her family. She would make her own chili sauce and mix it with noodles which soon became so popular, she started to sell them! There are three variations of Lan Gan Ma: chili oil with black bean, hot chili sauce and spicy chili crisp. For today’s recipe, I highly recommend the spicy chili crisp!

How to chili crisp noodles (+video)

Not only is this recipe made with just 8 Asian-pantry staple ingredients, it also takes less than 10 minutes to make:

  • Cook the noodles: follow instructions on the packaging
  • Mix the sauce in a serving bowl: saves dishes by mixing the sauce directly to the bowl!
  • Toss noodles & sauce together: drain the noodles, add it to the bowl with the sauce and toss until all the noodles are well coated

Get fancy and garnish with sesame seeds, scallions and more chili crisp oil to taste!

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More delicious noodle recipes to try:

  • Korean Bibim Guksu (cold spicy korean noodles)
  • Vegan Japchae
  • White Sesame Tantanmen
  • Black Sesame Tantanmen
  • Veggie Pad Kee Mao
  • Curry Udon
  • Peanut Ramen Noodle Salad with Crispy Tempeh

If you recreate this Spicy Chili Crisp Sesame Noodles recipe let me know how you liked it by leaving a comment and rating below or by tagging me on Instagram @Okonomikitchen, I love seeing all of your tasty recreations!
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Spicy Chili Crisp Sesame Noodles


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  • Author: Lisa Kitahara
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Wide ribbon noodles coated in a spicy, creamy and flavour packed sauce! These slurp worthy lao gan ma noodles will give you life. 


Scale

Ingredients

  • 2 servings of wide and flat Chinese noodles (112g)
  • 2 heaping tbsp of Asian sesame paste (40g)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce (22g)
  • 2 tsp Chinese black vinegar (10g)
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame oil (7g)
  • 2 tbsp chili crisp oil, or to taste (28g)
  • 2 garlic cloves, micro-grated (7g)
  • 2 tsp maple syrup or sugar, optional
  • 1 scallion or green onion (18g)
  • toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Cook the noodles following manufactures instructions.
  2. While the noodles are cooking, add sesame paste, soy sauce, black vinegar, sesame oil, chili crisp oil, garlic and maple syrup to a serving bowl and stir until combined. Transfer half of the sauce to another serving bowl.
  3. Once noodles are finished cooking, drain and divide between the two bowls. Toss the noodles into the sauce until all the noodles are well coated. Taste and add more sauce ingredients to your liking. Garnish with scallions, sesame seeds and more chili crisp oil. Serve and enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Sylvain

    December 1, 2020 at 2:38 pm

    I love Lao Gan Ma and sesame paste, so this recipe was perfect to me! So simple to make too. Will definitely cook this again and again!

    ★★★★★

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    • Lisa Kitahara

      December 5, 2020 at 11:09 am

      So glad you enjoyed, Sylvain! xo

      Reply
  2. Parul

    December 5, 2020 at 3:34 am

    Thank you so much for the recipe!! Its so easy and quick and tasted amazing!!! 😍😍

    ★★★★★

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    • Lisa Kitahara

      December 5, 2020 at 11:13 am

      So glad you liked this recipe Parul! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Joe

    December 10, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    So delicious! And so easy and quick! I used A mix of Dark Soy and Liquid Aminos, and I added some crushed Szechuan Peppercorns for extra numbness. The noodles are key! Make sure you find those, they say on the package I got 6-8 min cooking time, but they were perfect at 3 minutes!
    HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RECIPE!!!!

    Thank you!!!!

    ★★★★★

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    • Lisa Kitahara

      December 25, 2020 at 1:18 pm

      Thanks for trying this recipe, Joe! So glad you hear you enjoyed 🙂

      Reply
  4. Robbie

    December 17, 2020 at 10:40 am

    Didn’t have any ingredients to this at home apart from soy sauce but it looked so good I ordered them all online from a market in England, so worth it. This will be a new regular in our kitchen, looking forward to trying more recipes too.

    ★★★★★

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    • Lisa Kitahara

      December 25, 2020 at 1:15 pm

      Happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe Robbie, thank you so much!

      Reply
  5. Katie

    January 4, 2021 at 4:10 am

    Loved this recipe! I tweaked it a little to fit what I had in my kitchen—namely udon noodles and swapped out a couple sauce ingredients. Delicious, and chili crunch is now a pantry staple—can’t wait to use it in other dishes!

    ★★★★★

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  6. Nicole J

    January 6, 2021 at 2:12 am

    Super simple, super delicious! There’s nothing better than a fool-proof, no fuss recipe that still tastes nuanced and refined. So many great flavours in this one, they marry well together but still remain distinct. I’ve recommended this to a ton of friends and family, my parents LOVE this recipe and have now made it more often than I have!

    ★★★★★

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