Chili Garlic Oil Noodles
Easy Chili Garlic Oil Noodles combines wide noodles with a flavorful sauce that’s spicy and scrumptious. This chili noodles recipe is easy to make in less than 10 minutes for a satisfying lunch or dinner. Serve chili garlic noodles hot or cold. They are delicious either way.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time5 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Asian
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 4 servings
- 16 oz wide rice noodles
- 2 tablespoons green onions chopped
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
To prepare chili garlic oil
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons green onions white part
- 2 tablespoons crushed red chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ginger grated
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Prepare the noodles according to the package instructions, drain the water, and rinse them in cold water. Keep it aside.
To prepare chili garlic oil: Heat a skillet on medium heat and add oil. Once the oil is heated, add garlic and green onions and saute for a minute. Remove the skillet from the heat and add the remaining ingredients into the hot oil; crushed red chili flakes, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, ginger, salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
Place the noodles in a large bowl and add the prepared chili garlic oil, along with the green onions and cilantro. Toss the noodles and mix them well with the chili oil.
Garlic the noodles with more fresh cilantro and green onions and serve it warm.
- For more authentic flavor, use Knife-cut noodles or biang biang noodles. Substitute any wide noodles in their absence.
- Cook noodles according to the package directions.
- Don’t overcook the noodles; they will cook more when added to the hot oil.
- Adjust the heat level by lowering the amount of red chili flake. You can also omit the cayenne pepper.
- Prep all of your sauce ingredients ahead of time as it goes quickly.
- Don’t let the garlic or chili flake burn, or you will have a bitter dish.
- Add additional veggies if desired.
- Stir in your favorite protein, thinly sliced chicken, ground meat, shrimp or tofu.
- Top with a fried egg for delicious flavor.
Calories: 564kcal | Carbohydrates: 100g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 1068mg | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1435IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg