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Scallion oil noodles

Scallion oil noodles

Shanghai Classic noodle dish that is simple and delicious
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Prep Time:5 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:25 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

Stove top version

  • 5 scallion
  • ¼ cup neutral oil
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • Wheat noodles (depends on how much noodles you like to eat)
  • 1-2 fried egg

Microwave version

  • 3-4 scallion greens omit the whites!
  • 1/3 cup of vegetable oil or canola oil avoid olive oil
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • Wheat noodles
  • 1-2 fried eggs

Instructions

Stove top version

  • Wash and cut the scallion into 1½ inches. You can leave some greens to cut as toppings.
  • In a pot, add oil and scallion whites, turn the heat up to medium.
  • Cook the scallion whites until it's golden brown. Take out the scallion whites, turn the heat to low or off
  • Cook the scallion greens in the oil. Cook until the scallion greens are brown and dry. Scoop out the greens into a bowl.
  • Let the oil cool down a bit.
  • Add soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar into the oil and put the heat back to medium low.
  • Once it starts boiling, keep boiling for about 20s.
  • Turn off the heat and add the scallions back in. The scallion oil is done.
  • Boil some water, cook your favourite wheat noodles.
  • Fry up an egg (optional)
  • Mix scallion oil (2-3tbsp) with the noodles and top with eggs. You can also toss in some preserved radishes for some extra crunch and flavour.

Microwave version

  • Put the scallion green into a microwave safe bowl
  • Pour the oil into the bowl.
  • Cover and microwave for 3-3 1/2 minutes (do it 1 minute at a time and look to make sure you haven't over cooked the scallions). The scallions should be dried and with
  • Wait 1-2 minutes to cool down, add in soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Mix
  • The sauce is ready!
  • Boil your noodles to desired doneness
  • Place noodles into bowl, add the sauces
  • Fry an egg, place on top. Top off with some freshly cut scallions as well.

Notes

Add enough of the sauce to coat the noodles. You don't want it drenched in the sauce.
You can leave the scallion oil sauce for up to 1 month.