Three Oil Noodles

This is basically a very simple stir fry noodle I make at home. It's what I used to accompany my "Three Day Duck". Three oil noodle - three day duck....get it? OK, enough with the silly stuff. The foundation of this dish centers around three oils - garlic, scallion, and sesame. Premium light soy sauce and fresh Shanghai noodles finish the dish off. You can throw in greens, onions, in this case I topped it with some dried shrimp (more on that later), along with onions, sliced the thickness of noodles and left over pea shoots.

The key are two of the flavored oils....which I'll make when I have too many scallions...we always have too much garlic. Anyway, when I'm bored, I'll make these. Stored in the fridge in an airtight container, it'll keep for 3 months or more. I also use these in stir-fries, especially when using something a bit on the blander side like tofu.

Scallion Oil:
1 cup peanut oil
4-6 bunches green onions, green parts cut into 1 - 1 1/2" pieces, white portion roughly chopped.

- Heat wok until smoking
- Add peanut oil. when oil slightly shimmers, add scallions
- Lower heat. Let scallions lightly fry under low heat until the oil turns a greenish-brown, about 20 minutes. Do not burn scallions!
- Strain into a heat proof container

Garlic Oil:
1 cup peanut oil
3 whole bulbs of garlic, cloves peeled, and sliced thinly lengthwise

- Heat wok until smoking
- Add peanut oil. when oil slightly shimmers, add garlic slices
- Lower heat. Let garlic lightly brown under low heat. Do not burn garlic.
- Strain into a heat proof container. You can use the fried garlic for other dishes.

I'm not going to get all condescending on you and tell you how to stir fry noodles. I'm sure you can do that. Just a couple of key items; don't overcook your noodles and always use a bit more oil than you think. I use a combination of the scallion and garlic oil to get things started. Finish with sesame oil. I topped the dish off with these really tasty, slightly salty-sweet fried and dried shrimp we bought during one of our previous trips to Rowland Heights.

So there you go....real easy, huh?

I hope everyone made the most of that extra hour of sleep this "fall back" weekend!

Comments

[kat]

looks delicious!

[Kirk]

And it's really easy Kat!