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I’ve been on a mini Asian-inspired cooking streak lately (see Pork & Chive Dumplings) so keeping it going with this really quick and easy lo mein dish! My favorite part is that you can adjust the spiciness on this dish really easily and make it not spicy at all to “I need a glass of milk” with that.
Ever since moving to NYC and having pockets like Chinatown and Koreatown have greatly influenced my pantry. I used to just buy Kikkoman soy sauce but largely thanks to my favorite market, HMart in Koreatown, I now experiment with aged soy sauces, rice vinegars, black Chinese vinegar, fish sauce, gojuchang (a Korean chili paste) and more. And, of course, being able to live in NYC with access to many cuisines is constantly influencing my at home cooking as well.
This dish reminds me of Friday nights growing up ordering Chinese takeout with my family, but I added a spicy twist to it with some chili oil to kick it up a notch!
I like it somewhere in the middle spicy-wise, but see the notes for how to handle the heat! Once you make this once, it will forever be in your arsenal of easy weeknight meals (and leftover lunch!).
Ingredients
Sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons shoyu sauce or light soy sauce
- 4 tablespoons black chinese vinegar
- 4 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon chili oi or more to taste (for very spicy use 3 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 4 scallions sliced thin or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds or more to taste
Other
- 1 package lo mein noodles 10 oz
- 1 scallion sliced thin optional for topping
Instructions
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Mix all ingredients for the sauce together in a bowl.
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Cook noodles according to the packaging. Drain the noodles and mix the sauce in. I like to use chopsticks or tongs to do this as not to break the noodles!
What do you think?