Re gan mian, nouilles chaudes à la pâte de sésame de Wuhan

Re gan mian, Wuhan hot dry noodles with sesame paste

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Wuhan’s hot dry noodles: pre-cooked, alkaline noodles that are heated in boiling water and then mixed with sesame paste, soy sauce, black vinegar, marinat…

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Wuhan’s signature breakfast dish, re gan mian, is considered one of the five best noodle dishes in China. The noodles are pre-cooked and oiled, then quickly reheated and seasoned in the bowl.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$4.58 $1.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.87
  • $0.06
  • $1.71
  • $0.18
  • $0.02
  • $0.27
  • $0.35
  • $0.12

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling water, adding a little cold water as the water returns to a boil, until they are almost cooked and translucent.
  2. Rinse them, quickly pass them under cold water, spread them out, and coat them with oil. ≈ 4 min
  3. Dissolve the sugar in the soy sauce. ≈ 3 min
  4. When ready to serve, briefly submerge the noodles in the boiling water using a skimmer, until they are heated through, then divide them among the bowls.
  5. Add to each bowl the sesame paste, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper, sesame oil, radishes, and chives. ≈ 3 min
  6. Mix well and serve immediately. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Re gan mian, Wuhan hot dry noodles with sesame paste

  • 500 g of alkaline wheat noodles (similar to ramen noodles)$1.87
  • 1 tablespoon of oil$0.06
  • 70 g of sesame paste$1.71
  • 40 ml of soy sauce$0.18
  • 1 tablespoon of black vinegar$0.02
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pepper$0.27
  • 20 ml of sesame oil$0.35
  • 30 g of marinated red and white radishes, diced$0.12

Total$4.58

that's $1.15 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of alkaline wheat noodles (similar to ramen noodles)
  • 1 tablespoon of oil
  • 70 g of sesame paste
  • 40 ml of soy sauce
  • A pinch of sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of black vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
  • 20 ml of sesame oil
  • 30 g of marinated red and white radishes, diced
  • 20 g of finely chopped chives
  • 1 pinch of glutamate (optional)

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