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I know there are spice hunters out there, and this post is inspired by and dedicated to such souls. These Spicy Noodles are just the thing you might want in your life.

They are absolutely fiery delicious, a perfect balance of HOT with a good dose of umami and a tad bit of sweet.

These spicy garlic noodles are perfect for lazy days, as they happen in under 15 minutes, and can be customizable in so many ways.

I am always craving for spicy and hot, and these Asian noodles fit the bill. Saying that, you can always control the heat in your noodle bowl by adding more or less of my cracking secret ingredient… my beloved Chili Oil.

I can’t believe how quickly that oil is disappearing from my pantry just a few days after making my first chili oil at home. It’s literally going on everything… my soups, my salads, my stir fries and now in these noodles.

And no worries if you don’t have your own chili oil bottle yet (though I strongly persuade you to make one quickly, it’s so so good). I will give you a few substitutions down below so you can still make this fiery noddle bowl.

Chili Oil is the latest craze in Asian food. From dumplings to chow mein and everything in between, your food gets elevated with a delicious and addictive, aromatic and appetizing, kick of spice!!

You can very easily buy it in any Asian grocery store, but please don’t, it’s very easy to make your own chili oil in your kitchen. We have a whole post talking about Chili Oil.

You are basically just infusing oil with chili flakes and a few other aromatics. It’s a great condiment to have in your pantry. Trust me.

One look at my spicy noodle bowl and I am sure you don’t need much convincing. So once you have chili oil, the rest of ingredients also come from your regular pantry.

1. Cook noodles: Boil water and cook the rice noodle according to the instructions on the packet. Drain water and keep them aside.

2. Make omelette strips: While the water is boiling, heat oil in a large omelette pan. Make an omelette and cut it into thin strips.

3. Make spicy chili sauce: Mix all sauce ingredients of sauce in a bowl.

4. Cook the aromatic & sauce: Heat oil in a pan and sauté shallots and the white part of green onions for a couple of minutes. Add in ginger and garlic and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add in prepared chili sauce and cook for 2-3 of minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Toss in noodle and omelette strips: Mix in cooked noodles and omelette strips and stir well, till they are well coated with chili sauce. Garnish it with more chili oil (optional) according to taste, along with the green part of green onions, chopped cilantro and sesame seeds.

1. These spicy noodles are great standalone. That’s their purpose. Cooking for lazy days and yet you craving something fulfilling and tasty. Still they can go great as side for some Asian style salmon or chicken. We love them with our upcoming Asian Garlic Shrimp.

2. If thinking to keep it vegetarian, serve them over a bed of sautéed veggies.

3. Serve it with our Korean Ground Beef, Mongolian Ground Beef, or Ground Turkey Stir Fry. So YUM!

Instead of chili oil, you can use other substitutions like sambal oelek, gochujang chili paste, hot Asian chili garlic paste, sriracha (a good dose of it), or simply lots of red chili flakes in absence of all the above. Just use them according to your heat tolerance level.

Well, then they won’t be spicy noodles right? These are so created for spice lovers. Saying that, yes of course they can be made less spicy. Just start with less chili oil in your sauce mix.

You can always add more in the final dish as garnishing. You should see me adding it to my bowl at the table. Absolutely love that stuff.

These Spicy Noodles are great as leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. To reheat the noodles, cook on medium heat on stovetop until warm. You can also also microwave them, covered, until warm.

Well, who is ready to try my delicious Spicy Noodles? They are extremely popular in some of the Asian countries. Invite these amazing fiery flavors into your life, and you might be surprised that you have that fiery streak in you after all.

Try these other great Asian recipes! Thai Basil Fried Rice Tonkatsu (Japanese Pork Cutlet) Sesame Chicken Gado Gado Salad Hunan Shrimp Teriyaki Chicken Pork Stir Fry Bun Cha

These Spicy Noodles are a super quick, like 15 minute quick, weeknight dinner that is bursting with spicy and umami flavors.

Nutrition information calculated by Nutritionix.

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