Wheat Gluten and Cold Noodles, Sichuan-Style

Name: Wheat Gluten and Cold Noodles, Sichuan-Style
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp chili oil; 1 Tbsp roughly chopped cilantro; 3 sticks A few gratings of cinnamon; 2 finely sliced green onions; 1 teaspoon sichuan peppercorns; 1 teaspoon spicy bean paste; 3 dried red chilies, about 1 inch long each; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp sesame paste; 454 grams packages shirataki noodles or 1 (8-ounce) package dried wheat pasta or noodles; 2 petals of a star anise; 1 Tbsp water; 113 grams block of wheat gluten

Wheat Gluten and Cold Noodles, Sichuan-Style is If you have spicy bean paste, water, green onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Bring 4 quart saucepan with water to boil.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add loaf of wheat gluten and parboil for 2 minutes, or until gluten has softened slightly but still retains its shape.

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Seitan

Remove from water and rinse under cold running water. Squeeze excess water from wheat gluten and set aside.

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Seitan

Water

Heat cast iron skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Add chilies and cook until they begin to blister.

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Chili Pepper

Remove from heat and let cool.

Add clove, star anise, and sichuan peppercorns and toast for about 30 seconds, until spices just begin to release their aroma.

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Peppercorns

Star Anise

Spices

Clove

Toast

Remove from heat and let cool.

In mortar and pestle or spice grinder, grind spices to medium-fine coarseness.

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Spices

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Mortar And Pestle

Add cinnamon.

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Cinnamon

In small mixing bowl, add tahini, spicy bean paste, chili oil, salt, and water.

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Chili Oil

Tahini

Water

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Add chiles and spices. You may add more water if needed to make the paste smooth with the consistency of thin applesauce.

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Applesauce

Chili Pepper

Spices

Water

In the meantime, bring 4 quart saucepan with water to boil. Cook shirataki or wheat noodles according to instructions on package. Cook and set aside.

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Shirataki Pasta

Pasta

Water

Wheat

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Sauce Pan

Cut wheat gluten into 1 inch strips or cubes. Toss wheat gluten and noodles with the sauce, adding more oil and water as needed until noodles are slick.

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Seitan

Pasta

Sauce

Water

Cooking Oil