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    Home > Blog > Asian Inspired > Garlic Noodles

    Garlic Noodles

    by Jenny Park · Published: Sep 14, 2020 · Modified: Jul 30, 2022

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    A simple and absolutely delicious Garlic Noodles recipe that can be made in under 20 minutes. We use Chinese style egg noodles, tossed in a garlic-butter soy sauce sauce that result in a highly addicting noodle dish!
    Garlic Noodles recipe
    Garlic noodles in a bowl with parmesan on top with a fork twisted in some noodles.
    Two bowls of garlic noodles with forks on the side.
     bowl of finished garlic noodles with fork nestled in the noodles

    Our quick and easy Garlic Noodles recipe is one of my and my family’s absolute favorite recipes on the entire blog! It only requires a few ingredients, comes together in less than 20 minutes and is just so good! The fish sauce might not appeal to everyone, but I promise you guys it’s SO good and doesn’t make the noodles fishy at all. It gives the dish a really luscious umami flavor. This is my favorite brand. It has a really clean flavor and a tiny bit goes a long way!

    How to make quick and easy garlic noodles?

    This dish couldn’t be easier to make. The trick is moving really fast once you start the sauce.

    Ingredients for our easy Garlic Noodles recipe overhead.
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    1. First you start by parboiling and draining the noodles. Set them aside as you prepare the sauce. Whether you’re using fresh or dry noodles, you really just want to slightly soften them, so when you finish them off in the pan they’ll have a slightly crisp exterior. 
    Cooked Chinese style egg noodles sitting in a colander.
    1. Next, melt your butter in a large wok or skillet and quickly fry the garlic, making sure not to burn it. This should only take about 30 seconds.
    2. Then add the soy sauce, fish sauce and brown sugar and quickly stir everything together until the sugar has just dissolved. You can also stir these ingredients into a small measuring cup first and add them all together into your pan.
    Garlic sautéd with butter in a wok.
    Fish sauce and soy sauce in a wok with garlic and butter.
    1. Add the parboiled noodles and toss everything together until the noodles are well coated with a slightly crisp exterior.
    2. Remove the noodles from the heat and toss in the Parmesan and green onion.
    Garlic noodle sauce tossed with noodles in a wok.
    Cooked garlic noodles tossed with parmesan and green onions.
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    Finished bowl of garlic noodles with another bowl of noodles peaking in at the top

    FAQs

    What are Chinese Style Egg Noodles?

    They are wheat noodles with the addition of egg. Depending on what dish you want to create, they’re either boiled and served soft (lo-mein style) or parboiled before being panfried for a crispier texture (chow mein style).

    What if I can’t find Chinese style egg noodles?

    You can substitute with spaghetti, which work as a great replacement for this recipe.

    What if I can’t find fish sauce?

    You can either double the amount of soy sauce, or combine equal parts soy sauce and vinegar (rice, white or cider) together with a pinch of salt and use that as a substitute.

    Can I make this dish ahead of time?

    Yes! This dish can be made up to 3 days ahead of time, when ready to reheat place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water to skillet. Once water begins to boil, add the noodles and toss together until heated through. The small amount of water will help the starchy noodles to break apart from each other as they reheat.

    Variations

    • I like to add some simple sauteed shrimp to the top of the noodles or even shredded chicken for some added protein.
    • The noodles are also really delicious with the addition of stir-fried broccoli florets, sliced shiitake mushrooms and snow peas.

    This garlic noodle recipe is also great because there’s no need for any additional salt because the soy sauce and fish sauce have plenty of salt in them already.

    If you love this comforting garlic noodles recipe as much as we do, you’ll love our recipe for Chile Oil Garlic Noodles, Singapore Noodles and even our Spicy Thai Red Curry Soup. Enjoy! xx, Jenny

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    Garlic Noodles

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    A simple and absolutely delicious Garlic Noodles recipe that can be made in under 20 minutes. We use Chinese style egg noodles, tossed in a garlic-butter soy sauce sauce that result in a highly addicting noodle dish!
    RECIPE BY Teri & Jenny
    Prep Time: 5 mins
    Cook Time: 13 mins
    Total Time: 18 mins
    Servings: 4

      INGREDIENTS  

    • 12 ounces Chinese style egg noodles (spaghetti is fine)

    garlic-sauce

    • 3 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 3 garlic cloves, minced
    • ¼ cup (low sodium) soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
    • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
    • ½ cup grated Parmesan
    • pinch white pepper, optional
    • 2 green onion, thinly sliced on a bias and divided

      INSTRUCTIONS  

    • Fill a large pot with water, place over high heat and bring to a boil. Add noodles and boil until soft, 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain noodles into a colander and rinse under cool water. Set aside.
    • Place a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat and melt butter. Add garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Add soy sauce, fish sauce and brown sugar and cook together until sugar dissolves and mixture is boiling, 2 to 3 minutes.
    • Raise heat to high, add noodles and toss together for 1 minute.
    • Remove from heat and sprinkle Parmesan, 1 sliced green onion and white pepper (if using) over noodles and continue to toss together until noodles are evenly coated in sauce.
    • Top garlic noodles with more green onions and serve.

      NOTES  

    Substitutions:
    • If you’re unable to find Chinese style egg noodles, spaghetti makes a fine substitute.
    • If you’re unable to find fish sauce, you can either double the amount of soy sauce, or combine equal parts soy sauce and vinegar (rice, white or cider) together with a pinch of salt and use that as a substitute.
    Make Ahead
    •  This dish can be made up to 3 days ahead of time, when ready to reheat place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water to skillet. Once water begins to boil, add the noodles and toss together until heated through. The small amount of water will help the starchy noodles to break apart from each other as they reheat.
    Calories: 457kcal Carbohydrates: 67g Protein: 14g Fat: 15g Saturated Fat: 8g Cholesterol: 37mg Sodium: 1337mg Potassium: 83mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 4g Vitamin A: 474IU Vitamin C: 2mg Calcium: 153mg Iron: 1mg
    CUISINE: asian, Chinese
    KEYWORD: butter, garlic, noodles
    COURSE: dinner, Main Course, Side Dish, sides

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    September 14, 2020 / 15 Comments

    About Jenny Park

    Jenny Park is half of Spoon Fork Bacon. She is also a food stylist and recipe developer. One of her favorite foods is donuts. #sfbJENNY

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    1. Malana

      September 27, 2022 at 6:17 pm

      5 stars
      Easy, delicious. Butter. Fish sauce. Noodles. Yum.

      Reply
    2. Susana

      October 05, 2021 at 7:44 pm

      5 stars
      Second time making this, I always double it and I added scrambled egg. It’s delicious.

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        October 05, 2021 at 8:58 pm

        I just made this for dinner last night! It’s a favorite in my household. I’m so happy to read you enjoy it too!

        Reply
    3. Jess

      February 18, 2021 at 6:15 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this for dinner! I added some blanched carrots, broccoli and zucchini and it was really good. Great recipe!

      Reply
      • Teri Lyn Fisher

        February 18, 2021 at 6:22 pm

        Thank you Jess! So glad you enjoyed it!

        Reply
    4. Amanda

      December 28, 2020 at 7:43 pm

      5 stars
      I can’t do fish sauce. For whatever reason though oyster sauce is fine for me… I used it in place of the fish sauce and it was SO good! I would recommend adding some broccoli and carrots.

      Reply
    5. Mary

      November 03, 2020 at 1:15 pm

      Just found your website and it looks delicious. Can’t wait to try them out. I know some Asian foods are cooked with a lot of salt, but can you recommend some with little salt. Going to make pot sticker tonight. Thank you

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        November 04, 2020 at 9:44 am

        Hi Mary! For most our asian inspired recipes, the salt content can be scaled down a bit and still turn out great, if you’re looking for less salt in your dishes.

        Reply
    6. low and slow

      September 15, 2020 at 1:25 pm

      5 stars
      Using the straight white Chinese Noodles makes a big difference in that they take on the color of the sauce.I make a ginger noodle salad that the noodles marinate in dark soy sauce,the color is awesome.This looks great and will get the noodle today .

      Reply
    7. Leticia J

      June 22, 2020 at 10:55 am

      5 stars
      The best garlic noodles!

      Reply
    8. ANNE

      May 13, 2020 at 6:29 pm

      5 stars
      This was DELICIOUS and SO EASY TO MAKE. With two little kids I am looking for easy recipes that everyone will like. My picky 4 year old LOVES these noodles. We added chicken and broccoli and next time will add spinach and beef. This is the dish to add to our rotation. Thanks!

      Reply
    9. Caroline

      May 01, 2020 at 5:22 am

      5 stars
      Loved this recipe! Involved ingredients I had on hand, was super easy and only used one pot. My only complaint was the quantity… everyone loved it so much we could have eaten double this amount

      Reply
    10. Jordan

      March 24, 2020 at 1:44 pm

      5 stars
      Whoa! This was so good! I was skeptical about the fish sauce, but it basically made the dish! This is definitely going on regular rotation at our house!

      Reply
    11. Tony

      May 10, 2019 at 2:55 pm

      5 stars
      One great meal, thank you!!! WE DIDN’T HAVE FISH SAUCE SO WE OPENED A CAN OF CLAMES AND ADDED SOME OF THE CLAM JUICE TO THE SAUCE AND OH WHAT THE HECK..ADDED THE CLAMS, IT WAS DELICIOUS. WITH OF WOTHOUT THE CLAMS THIS RECIPE IS A KEEPER!!!

      Reply
    12. Sabrina

      May 07, 2019 at 8:33 pm

      gorgeous, I’ll save this for my Saturday skip day, since I’ve been craving noodles for awhile, garlic flavored even batter, thank you

      Reply

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