Hoisin Noodles

Ingredients

• ½ can sprouts
• 1 tablespoon honey (or brown sugar)
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ tablespoon rice vinegar
• 8 oz. rice noodles
• 3 tablespoons oil
• ½ onion
• 1 scallion (chopped)
• Green onions (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Caramelize the onions
2. In a small bowl, mix together the honey, hoisin, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, rice vinegar. Set aside.
3. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the noodles. Cook noodles. Rinse the noodles in cool water and drain thoroughly.
4. Heat the wok over high heat and add a tablespoon of oil. Spread the noodles across the surface of the wok in a thin, even layer, and swirl the wok to distribute the oil. Cook over medium to medium high heat until the noodles are crisp, about 5 minutes.
5. Flip the noodles over and add another tablespoon of oil around the perimeter of the wok to let the other side crisp up. Don’t stress if you can’t turn the noodles over in one shot. The goal here is just to get the noodles to crisp evenly. You want them to be pretty dry, so that the sauce caramelizes when you add it.
6. Keep the heat at medium and add that last tablespoon of oil to the wok, along with the sauce and sprouts. Toss the noodles around for another 3 minutes, until they're all coated and the sauce is caramelized.
7. Garnish with scallions, green onions, and sesame seeds.