Hot Dry Noodles, or “Re Gan Mian,” is a warming and satisfying dish perfect for cold winter months. This traditional Chinese dish brings together chewy noodles coated with a rich, flavorful sesame sauce. It’s easy to prepare and provides a hearty, comforting meal, perfect for staying cozy on a chilly day.
Hot Dry Noodles (热干面)
This noodle recipe, one of the top street foods in Wuhan, China, is a comforting and high-calorie noodle dish perfect for the winter. Made with sesame oil, chili oil, garlic, and a flavorful soy-based sauce, these noodles offer warmth and nutrition. Pair them with vegetables for a balanced meal.
Wuhan cuisine is rich and diverse, known for its bold flavors and hearty dishes. Along with Hot Dry Noodles, Wuhan is famous for Reganmian, a popular breakfast option, and Doupi, a savory rice dish wrapped in tofu skin. These dishes are staples in Hubei’s culinary scene, offering satisfying flavors that reflect the region’s culinary heritage.
Healthy Twist
For a healthier twist on winter dishes, try pairing these noodles with Sesame Oil Chicken Soup or Low-Fat KFC Biscuits.
For a lighter version, reduce the amount of sesame paste and use whole wheat noodles to add more fiber to your meal!
Hot Dry Noodles
Course: MainCuisine: Chinese1
servings10
minutes10
minutesIngredients
Alkali noodles 150g
- Sauce
Hot oil 15g
sesame paste 40g
sesame oil 20g
Soy sauce 5g
Sugar 5g
Garlic 10g
Salt 2.5g
a little pepper
Vinegar 5g
Cooked peanuts 10g
Spicy radish 10g
Shallots 5g
Directions
- Blend sesame paste with a little bit of sesame oil into a slightly thick sauce, then add soy sauce and salt, stir well into a sesame sauce. In addition, garlic, pepper, vinegar, and sugar also blends into a sauce.
- Peanuts chopped, spicy radish and shallots cut into pieces.
- pour water to the pot, boil, add noodles, and cook for about 3 minutes. Cook the noodles and cook until they are ripe. remove the cooked noodles from water, pour a spoonful of sesame oil, and then blow dry with a hair dryer.
- Pour the sesame sauce and garlic sauce, sprinkle with peanuts, spicy radish and shallots, mix well and ready to serve.
Notes
- Must use alkaline water noodles: This is a special type of noodles, with good viscoelasticity, and has antiseptic, neutral and acidic effects.
- Anti-adhesion after noodles are cooked.
- Be sure to use sesame oil to blend with the sesame sauce, not water, otherwise it is not fragrant.
- Some people say this: “If the bean paste is the soul of Sichuan cuisine, then the sesame sauce deserves to be the soul of the hot dry noodles.”
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