Re gan mian, Wuhan hot dry noodles with sesame paste
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…
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
people
- $1.87
- $0.06
- $1.71
- $0.18
- $0.02
- $0.27
- $0.35
- $0.12
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- 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.
- Rinse them, quickly pass them under cold water, spread them out, and coat them with oil. ≈ 4 min
- Dissolve the sugar in the soy sauce. ≈ 3 min
- 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.
- Add to each bowl the sesame paste, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper, sesame oil, radishes, and chives. ≈ 3 min
- 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.
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