Dressing in the Dungeon

When I saw a recipe on thepioneerwoman.com for sesame noodles I thought I am making this. Then I saw that it called for hot chili oil. There was no way I was going to buy a bottle of hot chili oil to just use a little and then let it sit on the shelf. Wow. Was I changing my foolhardy ways and becoming a more careful planner who thinks about the practicality and consequences of my actions? I quickly regained control (or loss of it) when I remembered the bottle of Asian chili dressing deep in the basement that I almost threw out 3 times. I could use it instead. Phew that was close.





Simple Sesame Noodles from The Pioneer Woman
12 ounces thin noodles, cooked and drained (angel hair, thin spaghetti, or Asian style)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 to 3 tablespoons pure sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon hot chile oil (more to taste)
4 to 5 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons hot water
3 to 4 green onions, sliced thin
Whisk all ingredients (except noodles and green onions) together in a bowl. Taste and adjust ingredients as needed.
Pour sauce over warm noodles and toss to coat.
Sprinkle with green onions and toss.
Serve in a bowl with chopsticks. Yummy!


Adjusted for 16 oz. of pasta because that was the size package I had:
16 ounces thin noodles, cooked and drained (angel hair, thin spaghetti, or Asian style)
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
4 to 5 cloves garlic, minced
2 2/3 tablespoons rice vinegar (make it easy and just use 3 T)
2 2/3 to 4 tablespoons pure sesame oil
2/3 teaspoon hot chile oil (more to taste)
5 1/3 to 6 2/3 tablespoons canola oil (who calculated this?! Oh yeah, thanks honey)
2 2/3 tablespoons hot water
4 to 5 green onions, sliced thin
Whisk all ingredients (except noodles and green onions) together in a bowl. Taste and adjust ingredients as needed.
Pour sauce over warm noodles and toss to coat.
Sprinkle with green onions and toss.
Serve in a bowl with chopsticks. Or fork.


OK now...how I actually made it. ( This is for me because I still have some dressing left)

16 ounces thin noodles, cooked and drained (angel hair, thin spaghetti, or Asian style)
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
4 to 5 cloves garlic, minced (I used 1 T already minced)
3 tablespoons rice vinegar (make it easy and just use 3 T)
4 tablespoons pure sesame oil (1/4 c.)
1/3 c. chili garlic vinaigrette
2 2/3 tablespoons hot water ( I used the hot water for the noodles)
4 to 5 green onions, sliced thin

Whisk all ingredients (except noodles and green onions) together in a bowl. Taste and adjust ingredients as needed.
Pour sauce over warm noodles and toss to coat.
Sprinkle with green onions and toss.
Serve in a bowl with chopsticks. Or fork.
Maybe I should use less garlic as there is garlic in the dressing.