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10 Minute Peanut Noodles

By Jacky Kwok

5 from 11 votes

Apr 28, 2023

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These 10 minute peanut noodles are creamy, chewy, and delicious. This recipe only requires common Asian pantry ingredients that are not hard to find. My favorite noodles to use are fresh jajang noodles which I will go into detail about later. And for those who don’t like it spicy, just leave out the chili crisp.

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My favorite noodles

My favorite noodles at the moment are these fresh jajang noodles. They are extremely chewy, long and coat in sauce well. Traditionally, they would be used to make jajangmyeon which is a Korean-Chinese noodle dish using a black bean sauce. I buy mine at my local Korean grocery store. Fresh noodles will typically cook faster so I only needed to boil these for 5 minutes before they were ready.

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Important ingredients for 10 minute peanut noodles

Smooth peanut butter or sesame paste: Peanut butter is used as the base of the sauce for the noodles. This is what creates that creamy texture which I love so much about these noodles. If you use peanut butter, make sure to buy the smooth version. A substitute for peanut butter would be sesame paste. This is different from tahini because sesame paste uses toasted sesame seeds.

Chili crisp: I have used chili crisp a lot in my past recipes. It is similar to chili oil, but with less spice, more texture and flavor. My favorite brand to use is Laoganma chili crisp.

Sesame oil: Toasted sesame oil is one of those ingredients I will always add in my noodles. The aroma that comes from it is unbelievable and instantly levels up the whole dish.

Hot noodle water: In the step where I add hot water, I actually use the starchy noodle water. This will both add flavor and thicken the sauce making it even more creamy. The hot water will also help dissolve the peanut butter especially if it is cold to begin with.

Garnishes: I garnish with chopped roasted peanuts, more chili oil, green onions, and sesame seeds. They are not necessary but definitely make everything pop and look a lot better.

5 from 11 votes

10 Minute Peanut Noodles

Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 5 minutes Total: 10 minutes

This is another easy and delicious noodle recipe that you can make in 10 minutes. Want to save this recipe?Enter your email below and we’ll send the recipe straight to your inbox!Email * Save Recipe

Ingredients

200g fresh jajang noodles
2 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp soy sauce
½ tbsp rice vinegar
3 cloves garlic
½ tsp sugar
1 tsp chili crisp
½ tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp hot water

Garnish

1 green onion
1 tbsp roasted peanuts
1 tsp chili crisp

Instructions

Start by cooking your favorite noodles according to packaging then drain and make sure to save some of that noodle water for later.
Add remaning ingredients into a bowl, then add 2 tbsp of the hot noodle water to melt everything together.
Mix your noodles in, top with the garnishes and enjoy!

Additional Info

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, SnackCuisine: Chinese, fusion

If you enjoyed this, check out some more easy noodle recipes here:

Cantonese soy sauce chow mein
10 minute chili garlic noodles
Shrimp lo mein

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29 Comments

This sounds amazing, I’m getting ingredients tomorrow. What kind of soy sauce do you use? We have China Lily which is salty or Kikoman which is way different.
1. I use kikoman
How many does this serve? Should I double for three people?
1. Yup I would at least double
Why can’t you use crunchy peanut butter? Does it have to be smooth to work?
1. You can use crunchy but smooth makes the sauce creamier
Super excited to try this. If I don’t have access to the fresh noodles, what would you recommend instead?
1. Any type of dry ramen noodle is great
Delicious and super easy! I used vermicelli noodles cuz that’s what I had in the pantry and it turned out great!
1. Love it!!