I have a really hard time cooking single serving meals. I am so accustomed to cooking for at least one other person! Because of this, I’ve worked on creating some recipes to make when I’m just cooking for one (aka me!). This recipe for 1-Serving Chili Crisp Noodles is one of my favourites to make!
How to make 1-serving chili crisp noodles
This recipe is so easy! It comes together in 15 minutes or less, depending on how long your noodles take to cook.
Step one: Bring salted water to a boil and cook your noodles according to package directions. I’ve made this dish with GF Ramen (Lotus Foods brand) as well as GF spaghetti (pictured).
Step two: Mix the sauce ingredients. Do this in the bowl you plan eating from and you’ll have one less dish to clean!
Step three: Drain the noodles and add them to the bowl with the sauce. Mix well, garnish, and eat!
What is Chili Crisp?
Chili Crisp is a spicy condiment originating from Chinese cuisine. The most well-known chili crisp is made Laoganma. It is delicious. When you start eating it, you won’t want to stop. We always have a jar of it in the fridge, but I also love making my own chili crisp!
This recipe by Sohla El-Waylly is one of my favourites. It’s a very involved recipe, but it is so worth it. I love putting on a podcast, or maybe a TV show, while slowly prepping all my ingredients. There is a lot of slicing of shallot and garlic involved (this become part of the ‘crisp’!) and if you don’t have a mandolin (I don’t) it can take a while. If you make it, don’t skip out on the MSG!
Chili Crisp has become very popular in North America recently and you’ll be able to find many different kinds in grocery stores and several recipes online. I highly encourage you to support your local Chinese grocer and try a couple different kinds! Just be sure to read the label if you have any dietary restrictions.
Adjusting Flavours
Since there are many different kinds of chili crisp, you may want to adjust your sauce. The chili crisp I use (recipe linked above) is pretty spicy and seasoned well. Depending on the chili crisp you use, you may want to add more chili crisp for heat, tamari for salt, or rice vinegar for tang.
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This 1-Serving Chili Crisp Noodles recipe comes together in less than 15 minutes and can easily be made gluten-free and vegan.
- 55-60 grams favourite vegan GF noodles (I used spgahetti, ramen noodles work too!)
- 1 tbsp natural peanut butter
- 1 tbsp chili crisp (make sure it's GF and vegan)
- 1 tsp GF tamari or soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- toasted sesame seeds, for garnish
- sliced green onions/scallions, for garnish
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In a medium sized pot, bring salted water to a boil. When it reaches a boil, add your noodle of choice. Cook according to package directions.
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While the noodle cook, prepare the sauce. In the bowl you plan to eat your noodles from, combine the peanut-butter, chilli crisp, tamari, rice vinegar, sugar, and sesame oil.
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Taste the sauce and adjust if needed. Depending on what chili crisp you use, you may want more spice, sweet, salt, or tang!
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Drain the noodles and add them to the bowl with the sauce. Mix well so all the noodles are covered. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and green onion.
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