Fen Xiang Mallan Tang He

Name: Fen Xiang Mallan Tang He (Sweet Sesame Rice Noodles)
Yield: Serves 4 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons warm water. Garnish; 450 g/1 lb fresh rice noodles or dried wide, thin rice noodles; 5 tablespoons sesame paste or peanut butter; 3 tablespoons sugar; 125 ml/4 fl oz chicken stock

Sweet Sesame Rice Noodles

Preparation info

Serves
4
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

Another Sha He recipe, this unusual sweet dish excited my palate. Redolent of peanuts and sugar, it came as a refreshing counterpoint to some of the salty rice noodle dishes I was served. Although this is not served as a dessert in China, it could easily be enjoyed that way.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb fresh rice noodles or dried wide, thin rice noodles
125

Asia
China
Dinner
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

If using dried noodles, soak them first in warm water for 20 minutes. Heat the stock in a wok or large frying pan, add the noodles and cook them until they are soft and most of the liquid has evaporated. Turn them out on a warm platter. While the noodles are cooking, prepare the sauce. In a blender, mix the sesame paste or peanut butter, sugar, and water and blend until the sauce is smooth, add