Garlic Shrimp Chilli Oil Noodles

Heat a large pot of boiling water over high heat.

Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and prawns and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until just cooked. Add the sesame seeds and chilli oil. Stir-fry for a few seconds. Then add the soy sauce and sweet dark soy sauce. Stir-fry until just combined and the prawns are cooked. Turn the heat off. Add the coriander, spring onion, the chilli powder (if using) and the Chinese black vinegar. Set aside in the pan while you cook your noodles.

Take the lasagne sheets out and rip them into haphazard-sized noodles. Add these to the boiling water. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until just tender. Use tongs to transfer the noodles to the prawns. Turn the heat up to high and cook, tossing until the sauce sticks to the noodles.

Transfer into a bowl and serve immediately with cucumber. Drizzle with extra chilli oil and a sprinkle of extra sesame seeds if you like.

– Also known as chinkiang vinegar, Chinese black vinegar can be bought from an Asian grocer or online. If you can’t find it in your area, use half white vinegar and half balsamic vinegar instead.

– While this is my ‘cheat’s version’ for hand-pulled noodles, I do actually have a hand-pulled noodles recipe if you feel like a project.