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Who doesn’t love a big bowl of sesame garlic noodles? They’re the perfect comfort food – warm, satisfying, and full of flavor. And they’re so easy to make! This version is also gym friendly as it tries to minimize sodium and use the most organic ingredients.

Ingredients

• Millet and Brown Rice Ramen Noodles – I use the one by Lotus Foods
• Tamari Lite (Low Sodium version of soy sauce and still the same exact taste)- I use the one by San-J
• Hoisen Sauce, or Oyster sauce for fresh taste either one works.
• Apple Cider Vinegar – I use the one by Bragg with the mother very organic and healthy option
• Tobasco Hot Sauce – Typically you use a Chili Sauce however this has a lower sodium content and is spicer.
• Brown Sugar (Optional) – To balance out the heat from the tobasco hot sauce.
• Fresh Garlic Cloves (Minced)
• Fresh Ginger (Grated)
• Spring Onions(Chopped)
• Cold Pressed Sesame Oil
• Sesame seeds

These noodles are a great recipe to make on the run as a last-minute dinner dish or for use as a base for any leftovers and are very macro-friendly. The sodium content in this version is 4x lower when using the generic counterparts for the ingredients mentioned above and tastes the exact same if not better!

Instructions

• First, get a big pot and boil your water. Once the water has reached a boil, go ahead and drop 3 cakes of ramen in.
• Let the ramen cook for a little and after 3-4 minutes start separating with two forks.
• Once separated let the ramen boil till it floats.
• While waiting for the ramen to float whisk together a quarter cup of tamari and hoisen sauce. Add a quarter cup of water, one teaspoon of vinegar, one teaspoon of tobasco, one teaspoon of sugar, and a quarter cup of water. This is the sauce for this recipe
• Once the ramen has begun to float take it out and strain it under cold water to prevent sticking. Sticky ramen is the worst.
• Once all the previous steps have been completed grab a wok and heat it up. If you don’t have a wok a pot works as well or a skillet if nothing else.
• Toss two table spoons of the cold pressed sesame oil and let it heat up (Neat tip- if the oil glistens and moves quick its ready)
• Then toss in your 6 minced cloves of garlic alongside your teaspoon of minced ginger and fry till fragrant.
• Once that is done toss in the sauce and let it simmer till it reaches a thick consistency, about 4 minutes.
• After that stir in the noodles which are not sticky and cook for one more minute.
• Finish with your seeds and green onions

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do!