Chopsticks lifting noodles coated in chilli crisp

Chilli Crisp

Chilli crisp noodles

Method

  1. 01

    Boil the noodles until just tender, then drain, keeping a splash of the cooking water.

  2. 02

    In the warm bowl, stir the soy, vinegar and sugar until the sugar dissolves.

  3. 03

    Add the noodles and a spoon of the cooking water, then toss until glossy.

  4. 04

    Spoon the chilli crisp over the top — oil first, then the crunchy bits — and fold through once only.

  5. 05

    Finish with spring onion and sesame. Eat immediately while the crisp is still loud.

Peddler's tip

Fold, don't stir. Over-mixing drowns the crisp in the sauce.