Sesame Noodles with Broccoli

Day 38

Noodles again! WOOT! You know how I love them. I ran out for the broccoli and scallions and Laura did all the cooking tonight. And, she did it very well, as always.

Sesame Noodles with Broccoli

Grocery List

Fettuccine or linguine
Fresh garlic
Sunflower oil
Sugar
Rice vinegar
Soy sauce
Sesame oil
Sesame seeds
Srirachi

Recipe

Actual recipe here

1 (16 ounce) package fettuccine pasta
 4 cloves garlic, minced
 4 tbsp sugar
 4 tbsp sunflower oil
 4 tbsp rice vinegar
 4 tbsp soy sauce
 1.5 tbsp sesame oil
 1.5 tsp srirachi sauce
 1.5 tsp corn starch
 4 green onions, sliced
 3 tsp toasted sesame seeds, toasted

Sauce

Mince garlic and sauté it in the oil. Add the sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and srirachi and simmer. Mix the cornstarch with a bit of water to make a thin paste and stir it into the mixture. Heat until thickened.

Sauce in early stage

Noodles

Cook the pasta in a pot of salted water 10 - 12 minutes until al dente, then drain.

Cooked & drained fettuccine

Broccoli

Wash the broccoli then steam for 5 or 6 minutes until tender but not mushy.

Steamed broccoli

Assemble

We mixed the sauce, the noodles and the broccoli together in a pot and served the plates from that.

We actually did not use all the sauce. Maybe about half. But then, we also didn't cook a whole package of pasta, maybe about half.

 Noodles, broccoli & sauce 

More sauce added

Order of Operations

Do the above things simultaneously so they finish cooking at the same time. So, basically, start by washing then chopping the vegetables. Mince the garlic. Get the garlic sautéing, then fill your pasta pot with the salt and water to get it boiling. Continue making the sauce, interrupting your progress to add the pasta to the pot once it starts boiling. At this point, add the water to your steamer and set it on the burner on high heat until it starts to boil, then turn it down to medium and add your broccoli. You're 6 minutes away from eating at this point. It's fair to show some excitement...because this meal is sooo fantastic!

Sesame noodles with broccoli

Once the noodle broccoli mixture was on the plate we topped the noodles with about 1 tsp or so of toasted sesame seeds and garnished with chopped green onions.

Reviews/Comments

Sweet and spicy, this is really yummy sauce with pasta. I loved it, and so did Laura. It was very good with broccoli but you could add almost anything to it. Another great thing about it is how quickly it comes together. Quick dishes are never to be underrated.

One thing we both agree on is that we would half the oil next time.

Laura: 9.5
Me: 10

Make it Vegan

Make sure to use noodles with no eggs to make it vegan.