Garlic Noodles Recipe

Yield 4

Author Chef Tu David Phu

Prep time

15 Min

Cook time

15 Min

Total time

30 Min

Mì Xào Tỏi Vietnamese Garlic Noodles

Garlic Noodles were invented at Thanh Long, sister restaurant of nationally acclaimed ‘Crustaceans’, in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco back in 1971. And have shown on (almost) every Vietnamese-American dining institution. Even though Garlic Noodles aren’t traditional, the popularity of this dish is synonymous with summer rolls, banh-mi, and pho.*Disclaimer: Garlic noodles are not supposed to be greasy.*Is there anything better than a noodle bowl filled with buttery and garlicky goodness? As simple as it sounds, the technique to make garlic noodles buttery can be somewhat difficult. But don’t worry, in this recipe, I will teach you a fail-proof method to nail this dish (almost) every time.

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Ingredients

20 oz. , Sun Noodle, Kaedama (or substitute dried spaghetti noodles)
3 tbsp, Unsalted Butter
5 cloves, Minced Garlic
1 tbsp, Son Fish Sauce
1 tbsp, Oyster Sauce
1 tsp, Organic Sugar [1/2 tsp Monk Fruit Sugar]
¼ cup, Chives or Scallion, sliced
½ tsp, Black Pepper, coarse ground

Instructions

Blanche Noodles

Bring a medium-size pot of water to a boil
Bring the pot to a boil
Add noodles to the pot of boiling water
Cook noodles until al dente(approximately 4 minutes)
Reserve 1/2 cup noodle poaching liquid
Drain noodles in a food colander

Stir Fry Noodles

Preheat a 10" frying pan (or cast iron dutch oven) on medium heat for 5 minutes
Add ½ cup of the noodle poaching liquid and 5 cloves of Minced Garlic
Once the water has reduced by 50%, Add 3 tbsp of butter.
Stir vigorously.
Once butter is completely melted, add 1 tsp of Organic Sugar, 1 tbsp of Fish Sauce, and 1 tbsp of Oyster Sauce.
Stir vigorously.
The butter sauce should thicken and look creamy.
Add the blanched noodles.
Mix and fold noodles into butter sauce for 3 minutes.
Turn heat off.
Season coarse black pepper.

Assembly

In a large pasta plate (or bowl) use kitchen tongs to gently lay the noodles down.
Garnish noodles with sliced chives (or scallions)
Serve.

Notes

Use Zucchini Noodles for low carb version
substitute Fish Sauce for Tamari [equal parts], and Oyster sauce for Hoisin sauce to make the dish vegan
Samba and Sriracha makes great condiments for this dish