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Chili Oil Noodles

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Chili Oil Noodles
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Host: Serious Eats — Chili Oil Noodles style → TikTok → web writeups

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Ingredients

  • 2 portions wheat noodles or ramen
  • 3–4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2–3 tablespoons chili flakes or chili crisp
  • 2–3 tablespoons neutral oil (for smoking pour)
  • 1–2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon black or rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Scallions and sesame seeds

Steps

  1. Cook noodles; drain and place in bowls with garlic and chili flakes on top.
  2. Heat oil until shimmering/smoking; carefully pour over garlic and chili to sizzle.
  3. Add soy, vinegar, and sugar; toss noodles to coat.
  4. Finish with scallions and sesame seeds.

Source: Serious Eats — Chili Oil Noodles style

tags: noodles,chili-oil,garlic,soy · popularity: evergreen · meat: no

 Chili oil noodles / liangpi-adjacent dressings
Book: Every Grain of Rice — Fuchsia Dunlop (2012)

crumb: hot oil bloomed aromatics over noodles

Chinese home noodle bowls finished with chili oil and aromatics.

Differences: Essentially the same quick chili-oil noodle method.
Match: Exact

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Viral recipe

Chili Oil Noodles

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 2 portions wheat noodles or ramen
- 3–4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2–3 tablespoons chili flakes or chili crisp
- 2–3 tablespoons neutral oil (for smoking pour)
- 1–2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon black or rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Scallions and sesame seeds

Steps
1. Cook noodles; drain and place in bowls with garlic and chili flakes on top.
2. Heat oil until shimmering/smoking; carefully pour over garlic and chili to sizzle.
3. Add soy, vinegar, and sugar; toss noodles to coat.
4. Finish with scallions and sesame seeds.

Citations
- Serious Eats — Chili Oil Noodles style: https://www.seriouseats.com/spicy-chili-oil-noodles-recipe
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Chili+Oil+Noodles
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Chili+Oil+Noodles+recipe

Compiled for personal use; see citations.

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) with citations — not a cookbook reprint. Download chili-oil-noodles.txt

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Dish
Chili Oil Noodles
Match
Exact
Ancestor
Chili oil noodles / liangpi-adjacent dressings
Source
Every Grain of Rice — Fuchsia Dunlop (2012)
Differences
Essentially the same quick chili-oil noodle method.
Book recipe
Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources
Serious Eats — Chili Oil Noodles style (https://www.seriouseats.com/spicy-chili-oil-noodles-recipe)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Chili+Oil+Noodles)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Chili+Oil+Noodles+recipe)
Date
Sep 15, 2026
Source — what this book IS
Every Grain of Rice — Fuchsia Dunlop (2012).
Home-style Chinese cooking focused on everyday Sichuan and broader Chinese techniques: steam, boil, stir-fry, and simple sauces.

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