Chinese 15 min Easy

Garlic Noodles

Simple noodles glossed in a punchy garlic-soy butter sauce.

Origin & Story

A modern Chinese-American favourite, garlic noodles were popularised in San Francisco. They pack maximum garlic flavour into a dish that costs next to nothing.

Main Spices & Their Role

Garlic

Used generously as the dominant flavour.

White pepper

A gentle finishing heat.

Ingredients

200g noodles
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp butter or oil
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp white pepper
Spring onion

Method

01
Cook the noodles and drain.
02
Gently fry the minced garlic in butter until fragrant.
03
Add soy sauce, sugar and white pepper.
04
Toss the noodles through the sauce.
05
Top with spring onion and serve.

Veg & Vegan Alternatives

Vegetarian

This dish is already vegetarian.

Vegan

Use oil or vegan butter instead of dairy butter and choose egg-free noodles.