These Chili Garlic Udon Noodles are one of my absolute favourite Asian Noodles for something quick to make for dinner. I love this recipe cause it is a super easy and flavorful Asian Noodle Recipe that comes in very handy when cooking only for 1 Person/ cooking for yourself.
This makes these spicy chili Noodles an easy recipe which is the perfect Noodle Dish for Dinner or Lunch when you’re short on time.
When you skip the fried egg at the end, you’ll have a lovely portion of a vegan pasta dish.
How to make quick and delicious Chili garlic Udon Noodles?
Ingredients for Chili Garlic Udon Noodles
To make my Spicy Garlic Udon Noodles, you’ll need the following Ingredients:
- Chili Oil
- Red pepper flakes / chili flakes (optional according to the spice level)
- Fresh or semy-dried Udon Noodles (they are thick noodles with a chewy texture)
You can also use frozen Udon Noodles (defrost them beforehand), or dry udon noodles which might not end up that thick. - Minced Garlic
- Fresh Ginger
- Soy Sauce & Dark Rice Vinegar
- Pure Sesame Oil
- Sesame Seeds
- Spring Onion
- Eggs (optional)
- Salt
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Steps to prepare chili garlic udon noodles
These tasty and quick and easy Asian Noodles are made in less than 10 minutes and are perfect as an uncomplicated and savoury weeknight dinner. These are the Steps to make this recipe:
Step 1: Preparing the savoury Sauce
First, we’re going to combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a medium heatproof bowl. Therefore, finely chop the fresh ginger and garlic cloves and put them into the bowl. Now add homemade Chili Oil, red pepper flakes, salt and white sesame seeds. If you want your noodles to be less spicy, just skip the chili flakes and only use the chili oil.
In a small pan, heat the granola oil (or avocado oil) until the oil starts to smoke. Take the pan from the heat and pour the hot oil over the ingredients we’ve put in the bowl and mix well together.
Step 2: Season the Sauce
To enhance the flavour and taste of the oily chili garlic sauce, you can now add a little soy sauce, dark rice vinegar and pure sesame oil. If you like it more on the acidic side, add a little more vinegar.
Step 3: Cooking the Udon Noodles
Now cook the fresh Udon Noodles in boiling water for a few minutes. Fresh Udon Noodles don’t take a lot of time to cook. They’re ready when they turn a bit soft but still remain a bit chewy. Add the Noodles to the Bowl and mix together with the chili garlic sauce.
Now it’s time to garnish! Add a fried egg for a protein ingredient, or if you want to keep it vegan, some fried tofu. Garnish with some sliced spring onion greens and sesame seeds. For sure you can add anything else depending on how you like it.
What is special about Udon Noodles?
Fresh Udon Noodles are thick and squishy Japanese noodles with a chewy texture made from wheat flour and salt. In contrast to ramen noodles, udon noodles are not made with eggs, which makes them a great choice for vegans. Cause these squishy Noodles are so thick and comforting, they also take up a lot of sauce. This is what makes these Japanese noodles so popular.
Tips for enhancing the Flavor of garlic chili noodles
The secret to fantastic and flavor-packed spicy Udon Noodles lies in the sauce, or especially in the Chili Oil. A great quality Chili Oil which you’ll find in any Asian grocery store, not only adds some heat to the dish but also a lot of complex umami flavours. So be sure to get a good quality Chili oil, or even better, learn how to make the best possible homemade Chinese Chili Oil with my recipe below.
Frequently Asked Questions for Spicy Garlic Noodles
To tone down the heat from the chili, just add a little sugar, as sweetness counteracts the spiciness.
Udon Noodles have around 150 calories per 100g, which is a bit more than rice noodles or soba noodles, but probably less than pasta. Therefore pasta has more fiber and protein than Udon Noodles.
Udon are Japanese Noodles. In some Korean Recipes, Udon, called udong-myeon, is also used.
Fresh or semy-dried Udon noodles can be soaked or cooked for several minutes in hot water. Dry Udon Noodles need to be cooked for longer to become the desired texture and tenderness.
Other Asian Recipes you will love
Here are a few other flavorful Asian Recipes and Side dishes you should try:
- Thai Stir Fried Morning Glory (Water Spinach) | Pak Boong Recipe
- Filipino Chicken Adobo, the most savory chicken stew recipe ever?!
- Authentic Sichuan Mapo Tofu Recipe 麻婆豆腐
Chili Garlic Udon Noodles
Equipment
- 1 medium heatproof bowl or serving bowl
Ingredients
- 300 g udon noodles
- 2 gloves garlic
- 1 thumb fresh ginger
- pinch salt
- 1 tbsp chili oil watch my homemade chinese chili oil
- 1 tsp chili flakes if you like the extra heat
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp sliced spring onion greends garnish
- 1 tsp black sesame seeds garnish
- 4 tbsp granola / peanut oil
- 1 tsp pure sesame oil
- 1 egg
Instructions
- finely mince the garlic and fresh ginger and put into a heatproof bowl. Add chili oil, chili flakes, salt and white sesame seeds.2 gloves garlic, 1 thumb fresh ginger, pinch salt, 1 tbsp chili oil, 1 tsp chili flakes, 1 tbsp white sesame seeds
- In a small saucepan, heat up the granola/peanut oil. When the oil starts to smoke, take it from the stove and pour it over the other ingredients in the bowl.4 tbsp granola / peanut oil
- Add soy sauce, vinegar and pure sesame oil and mix together.1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp dark rice vinegar, 1 tsp pure sesame oil
- Cook the udon noodles until they're soft, drain them and put them into the garlic chili oil mix.300 g udon noodles
- Mix the Noodles well with the sauce and garnish with a fried egg, some sliced spring onion greens and some black sesame seeds. Enjoy!1 tsp black sesame seeds, 1 egg, 1 tbsp sliced spring onion greends