Name: Chewy Rice Noodles in Hoisin Sesame Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp hoisin sauce (, use gluten-free hoisin sauce if needed); 1 tbsp Chinese sesame paste (see notes for sub); 2 tbsp warm water; 1 tbsp maple syrup (or other sweetener); 1 clove garlic (minced); 1 tsp sesame seeds; 130 g dry thick rice noodles (I used 10mm thick ones); Bokchoy or other vegetables of choice like mustard greens (spinach, etc. (optional)); Soy sauce ( or tamari, to taste (optional)); Chili garlic sauce; Chopped scallion

Chewy Rice Noodles in Hoisin Sesame Sauce

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These are thick and chewy rice noodles coated in a slightly sweet, savoury, and really satisfying hoisin sesame sauce.

Mix it all up and slurp away!

You’ll only need 1 pot, 1 bowl, 8 Ingredients, and 15 minutes (or less) to make this dish.

This has easily become a staple weekday meal for this busy days since it’s so easy to put together. These noodles can also be made gluten-free by using gluten-free hoisin sauce.

THE SAUCE

Here’s what you’ll need to put together in 1 bowl!

2 tbsp hoisin sauce (use gluten-free hoisin sauce if needed)
1 tbsp Chinese sesame paste
2 tbsp warm water
1 tbsp maple syrup or other sweetener
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp sesame seeds

As for the sesame paste:

I use Chinese sesame paste or roasted sesame paste, which is made with roasted white sesame seeds, giving it that nice brown colour and more robust flavour.

This is different from tahini as tahini is made with raw white sesame seeds, that have a nuttier flavour.

I wouldn’t recommend using tahini for this recipe as it can completely overpower the sauce.

Substitute for the Chinese Sesame Paste

1/2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1/2 tbsp plain peanut butter
1 tsp toasted sesame oil

What to do:

Grind the toasted sesame seeds with a mortar and pestle until crushed before mixing in the peanut butter and sesame oil until smooth.

Note: it’s important that you have the sauce ready before cooking the noodles since you’ll want to immediately add in the freshly cooked noodles to the sauce right after cooking!

THE NOODLES

Dry rice noodles

I used 10mm thick rice noodle or rice stick (on the right in the photo below) but you can opt to use whatever type of noodles you have, really!

Fresh rice noodles

If you have access to fresh rice noodles, then that would be really amazing too!

You can also check out homemade fresh rice noodle recipe here.

Other noodles

As an alternative, I can also recommend using wheat noodles for this recipe but I would really recommend rice noodles for their texture.

PREPARING THE NOODLES AND THE REST OF THE DISH

After preparing the sauce, you’ll need to cook the veggies (if using) and the noodles!

In the same pot and water, add in the noodles.

Cook the noodles until chewy then drain it from the liquid.

Afterwards, just dump the noodles in the bowl of sauce!

Lastly, mix everything together to really coat the rice noodles well in the hoisin sesame sauce!

TA-DA! Check out these super easy hoisin sesame rice noods ?

Optional toppings and condiments:

If you cooked some veggies, add that with your noodles, too! Then you can also add some chili sauce of choice and some soy sauce (if you’d like a little bit of saltiness) to your noodles.

I also topped my bowl with some chopped scallions.

Enjoy your noodles!!

You can find the full recipe for these really easy and satisfying noodles below.

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Chewy Rice Noodles in Hoisin Sesame Sauce

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Thick and chewy rice noodles coated in a slightly sweet, savoury, and really satisfying hoisin sesame sauce. Mix it all up and slurp away! You’ll only need 1 pot, 1 bowl, 8 Ingredients, and 15 minutes (or less) to make this dish.

This has easily become a staple weekday meal for this busy days since it’s so easy to put together. These noodles can also be made gluten-free by using gluten-free hoisin sauce.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Chinese

Servings

Calories 351 kcal

Ingredients

Sauce

2 tbsp hoisin sauce , use gluten-free hoisin sauce if needed
1 tbsp Chinese sesame paste see notes for sub
2 tbsp warm water
1 tbsp maple syrup or other sweetener
1 clove garlic minced
1 tsp sesame seeds

Noodles and Veggies

130 g dry thick rice noodles I used 10mm thick ones
Bokchoy or other vegetables of choice like mustard greens spinach, etc. (optional)

To Serve

Soy sauce or tamari, to taste (optional)
Chili garlic sauce , or other chili sauce (optional) homemade sauce recipe here
Chopped scallion

Instructions

Sauce

Place all the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Mix until well incorporated. Set aside.
Note: it’s important that you have the sauce ready before cooking the noodles since you’ll want to immediately add in the freshly cooked noodles to the sauce right after cooking.

Noodles and Veg

Heat a small pot with water. Once it boils, add in the veggies (if using). Cook until tender. Set aside.
In the same pot, cook the noodles until chewy.
The noodles will turn into a solid white colour when ready. Best to try it too to see if it's cooked enough to your liking! I prefer mine really chewy.
Remove from the pot and then drain out the water.
Immediately transfer the noodles to the sauce.

To Serve

Mix the noodles well to coat evenly. Feel free to add soy sauce and chili sauce, if you’d like, to taste.
Top with the chopped scallion and the blanched veggies (if using).
Enjoy and slurp away!

Notes

Chinese Sesame Paste

Chinese sesame paste or roasted sesame paste is made with roasted white sesame seeds giving it that nice light-brown colour and has a more robust flavour. Meanwhile, tahini is made with raw white sesame seeds, that have a nuttier flavour. I wouldn’t recommend using tahini for this recipe as it can completely overpower the sauce. See a simple substitute below!

Substitute for the Chinese Sesame Paste

1/2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1/2 tbsp plain peanut butter
1 tsp toasted sesame oil

What to do:

Grind the toasted sesame seeds with a mortar and pestle until crushed before mixing in the peanut butter and sesame oil until smooth.

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This Post Has 9 Comments

Tina 7 Feb 2021 Reply

Wow! I always love seeing your creations on IG, but this one spoke to me as a one-pot-wonder! Had most of the ingredients on hand (added Chili flakes) & fetched some collard greens & snap peas since my local store was out of bok choy. Delicious!!! Will absolutely make this dish again! Thank you!!!
1. Jeeca 7 Feb 2021 Reply
  
  Hi Tina, thank you so much for your feedback! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed these!
andrea 11 Feb 2021 Reply

Hi! Can I use Tahini here? Is it the same?
1. Jeeca 12 Feb 2021 Reply
  
  Hi Andrea! I’m afraid not. Chinese sesame paste is made with roasted white sesame seeds so it has that nice light-brown colour and has a more robust flavour. Meanwhile, tahini is made with raw white sesame seeds, that have a nuttier flavour. I wouldn’t recommend using tahini for this recipe as it can completely overpower the sauce. I included a substitute in the notes of my recipe that you can check out. Hope it helps!
Caro 7 Mar 2021 Reply

Chewy, delicious and very filling.
1. Jeeca 8 Mar 2021 Reply
  
  Thanks so much Caro ◡̈ really appreciate it!
2. Nora 12 Nov 2021 Reply
  
  This was super tasty! I added a bit of chili oil to ad some heat in mine, but it was super good!
  1. Jeeca 13 Nov 2021 Reply
    
    Chili oil is always a great addition👌🏻
Amanda 26 Jun 2021 Reply

This was really tasty and easy to make. Thanks for the great recipe!

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I’m Jeeca, a 23-year old vegan who’s passionate about creating easy yet tasty and flavour-packed vegan recipes. I share a lot of Asian food inspired by those I grew up enjoying.

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Chewy Rice Noodles in Hoisin Sesame Sauce

These are thick and chewy rice noodles coated in a slightly sweet, savoury, and really satisfying hoisin sesame sauce.

You’ll only need 1 pot, 1 bowl, 8 Ingredients, and 15 minutes (or less) to make this dish.

THE SAUCE

Here’s what you’ll need to put together in 1 bowl!

As for the sesame paste:

Substitute for the Chinese Sesame Paste

THE NOODLES

Dry rice noodles

Fresh rice noodles

Other noodles

PREPARING THE NOODLES AND THE REST OF THE DISH

Optional toppings and condiments:

You can also check out my other vegan noodle recipes:

Are you looking for more delicious, vegan recipes?

Chewy Rice Noodles in Hoisin Sesame Sauce

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