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Scallion Oil Noodles

June 28, 2016 19 Comments

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Scallion (green onion) noodle is one of the simplest Chinese noodles, using the very basic ingredients fresh alkaline noodles, scallion, oil, soy sauce and sugar. It is provided by almost every street noodle restaurants in many cities.

Scallion oil noodles

scallion oil noodles

This scallion oil mixed noodle or green onion oil mixed noodles has become one of the most popular dishes for my family in summer along with Sichuan style cold noodles. And I love the simplicity! The key ingredients for this mixed noodles (ban mein 拌面) is the scallion (green onion)oil. If you love this dish after the first trying, I would suggest making a larger batch after your first attempt because that long-time simmered oil is full of the aroma of green onions and so additive in other salad dishes.

The best noodle for this dish is alkaline noodles made with kansui or alkaline powder. Kansui or alkaline powder causes the noodles to be slightly yellow. We also call this type of noodles yellow alkaline (水面).  The noodle is very similar to ramen, so basically you can use ramen as a substitute.

scallion oil noodles

scallion oil noodles

Let’s start with the scallion oil

Cut the green onions into sections around 5-8 cm long. Pour oil in a deep pan or pot and add the green onions. Make sure they are completely drained otherwise the oil might splash during the simmer process.

Scallion oil noodles

Bring to boil and simmer over the lowest heat for 10-15 minutes until the green onions are deep-browned and almost burnt. Transfer out and set aside.

Scallion oil noodles

Cook the noodles according to instructions and drain slightly. Mix with scallion oil quickly. If you do not like the fried dark scallion, you can use the oil only.

scallion oil noodles

Use a pair of chopsticks to toss the noodles for a quick cooling down process.

scallion oil noodles

Then mix light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar before serving.

scallion oil noodles

Other Chinese noodle recipes

  • Soy sauce noodles
  • Chongqing noodles–a super popular Chinese spicy noodle from my hometown
  • Hot and dry noodles–also known as Wuhan noodles
  • Biang Biang noodles— hot oil noodles from central China
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Scallion Oil Noodles
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Easy Chinese noodles tossed with scallion oil-- Scallion oil noodles
Course: staple
Cuisine: Sichuan cuisine
Keyword: noodles
Servings: 2
Calories: 991 kcal
Author: Elaine
Ingredients
  • 1 cup cooking oil , vegetable oil or lard
  • 10 green onions , skinny scallion, cut into long segments around 5 cm long
  • 400 g yellow alkaline noodle , or thin ramen noodles
Mix seasoning sauce (for two servings)
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. dark soy sauce , optional for darker color
  • 2 tbsp. light soy sauce
Instructions
  1. Wash the green onions and then cut into segments around 5cm long. Drain completely.
  2. Heat up around 1 cup of cooking oil (you can use vegetable oil or lard for this recipe), and put the green onion segments in. Use lowest fire to simmer until the green onions are deep-browned and almost burnt. Transfer out to cool down.
  3. Bring a large pot of water to boil and then cook the noodles according to the instructions. Drain the noodles and place into a large bowl, add around 4 tablespoons of scallion oils and toss the noodles well to cool down.
  4. Then mix sugar, dark soy sauce and light soy sauce in a small bowl and then mix with the noodles before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Scallion Oil Noodles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 991 Calories from Fat 378
% Daily Value*
Fat 42g65%
Saturated Fat 15g94%
Sodium 5035mg219%
Potassium 389mg11%
Carbohydrates 130g43%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 22g44%
Vitamin C 0.6mg1%
Calcium 58mg6%
Iron 8.4mg47%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Enjoy and thanks for visiting! If you love simple scallion flavors, check Chinese scallion pancakes too.

scallion oil noodles

I usually match the noodle soup with soy milk, salad like smashed cucumber salad or a large pot of tofu soups.

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  1. Jelene says

    August 26, 2020 at 3:28 am

    Hi , love this recipe. Taste delicious. 2nd try , I pour the oil too quickly to the plastic sieve after cooking. The sieve melted and have wasted all the oil. Will have to be careful with hot oil.

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    • Elaine says

      August 27, 2020 at 8:48 am

      Thanks Jelene for your lovely feedback!!

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