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Hi guys, today we're making Shanghai cold noodles for the hot summer days
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Growing up in Shanghai, I had a great deal of these noodles, because my mom made it all the time during the summers. You know what they say, mom's recipes are the best. This
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cold noodle bowl comes together in less than 20 minutes. It is delicious, balanced and
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super satisfying. The star of the dish is actually the sauce. In this video, you will
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learn how to make a creamy and tasty Asian style tahini sauce in just 5 minutes. Then
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you can use it for your noodle bowls, buddha bowls, salads, or as a dipping sauce for your
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summer rolls. There's no special equipment needed, all you need is a small bowl and a
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spoon. I also included a low carb option for this dish, plus a little street smart tip
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about how to effectively get a spoonful of honey out of the spoon. If you want to make
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you don't miss my next recipe. Now, let's do this! First, here are all the ingredients you need to make this recipe. For protein, we're gonna
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use the classic shredded chicken. I pre-made some sui shredded chicken. You can learn how
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to make it in this video up here. But any leftover chicken should work. For the veggies
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you will need some carrots and cucumbers. Next, Shanghai noodles. Then sesame seeds
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and fresh cilantro for garnishing. Here comes our star of the show, creamy tahini sauce
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For 2 servings, you're gonna need the following ingredients. To make it, prepare 2 tablespoons
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of tahini in a small bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of water to it and start to mix. Tahini is
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pretty thick. By adding water to it, it softens up, so it's easier to whisk with all other
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ingredients. Next, add 2 tablespoons of tamari. Before we add honey, I want to share a street
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smart tip with you. When the recipe calls for honey, whether it's a teaspoon or tablespoon
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it's not that easy to get the entire full spoonful into the recipe, right? It's because
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sweet honey tends to stick to everything. Here's the trick. Coat your measuring spoon
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with a little oil. In this sauce recipe, we need honey and sesame oil. So what do we do
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Yes! Get the measuring spoon ready. We add about 2 teaspoons of sesame oil. Swirl it
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a little to coat the spoon well. Go ahead and add it to our small bowl. Now, we use
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the same spoon to measure the honey. Check this out. The residual oil is going to lead
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the honey to the direction you want it to go. See? All gone! You got it! Let's add that
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into the tahini mixture, followed by 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 teaspoon of freshly grated
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ginger, a little bit of sambal oelek if you would like a little kick in it. Did I pronounce
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it right? Sambal oelek? Whisk it all together until the sauce is smooth and creamy. If
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it's too thick, add more water to thin. Set the sauce aside. Now let's move on to
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preparing the vegetables. I'm using a vegetable peeler with all these sharp teeth to sterilize
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my carrots and cucumbers. I like it because it takes no space in my tiny kitchen. You
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can also cut the vegetables into thin stripes using a sharp knife. Be careful with those
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fingers though. Lastly, cook the Shanghai noodles in a pot of boiling water. One tip
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is that you want to make sure the water is already boiling before you add the noodles in. Once done, drain the noodles and rinse under cold water to cool. You want to toss
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them in a little oil so they don't stick together. For a low carb option, just omit
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the noodles and increase the amount of the vegetable noodles. Besides carrots and cucumbers
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other vegetable noodle alternatives are summer squash, daikon, and of course, the good old
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zucchini noodles. Now that we've got our tahini sauce, veggies, and noodles ready
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it's time to put everything together. In a serving bowl, make a bed of noodles. Add vegetables
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shredded chicken, fresh cilantro, garnish with sesame seeds, and pour a quarter cup
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of the delicious tahini sauce over. Give it a good mix. Time to slurp away. Look! We just
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made a delicious, healthy, and satisfying summer meal in less than 20 minutes. Oh, I'm
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so excited to eat this. Mmm. Mmm. So good. Oh my god. You guys have to try this. So good
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