{"id":33315,"title":"Lazy Noodles (Honey-Garlic)","modified":"2025-06-16T08:45:29+02:00","plain":"How could anyone resist this dish? It is quick, easy, and delicious, yet still incredibly versatile. Many of you have already sent me photos of your own customized versions, and I love seeing every single one.\n\n\n\nIngredients for honey garlic noodles\n\n\n\nLight and dark soy sauce : First, a quick reminder that sweet soy sauce is a Western, chemically enhanced invention. \n\n\n\nI never use it. Instead, I start with regular soy sauce and add sugar only when needed; this way we preserve all the subtle nuances of real soy sauce. \n\n\n\nIn short, there are two main types of savoury soy sauce, and you can learn more in my full article on the topic. \n\n\n\nThe quick takeaway: the standard store-bought soy sauce is the \"light\" version; the dark variety adds extra depth but is not essential.\n\n\n\nWhich noodles should you use? Well, whatever you like! You could even use spaghetti if you are not worried about upsetting the Gods. Personally, I have a soft spot for wide rice noodles or udon noodles.\n\n\n\nBy popular demand, here is the packet of generic Chinese noodles I used in the recipe\n\n\n\nTips for perfect garlic and honey noodles\n\n\n\nCook your chosen noodles according to the packet instructions, but for outstanding stir-fried noodles run them under cold water in a colander as soon as they are done. This halts the cooking and firms them up, giving them a far better texture once you stir-fry.\n\n\n\nFinish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and thinly sliced spring onions; it may sound simple, but they truly lift the texture, flavour, and appearance of the dish.\n\n\n\nIf you would like to add vegetables such as onions or some meat, first marinate the meat, cut into strips, for ten minutes in one tablespoon of light soy sauce. \n\n\n\nMeat sizzling away nicely\n\n\n\nStir-fry the meat for 5 minutes over high heat before cooking anything else, then set it aside. Stir-fry the onions next and set them aside with the meat. \n\n\n\nAfter that, add the garlic and continue with the recipe as usual, returning the meat and onions at the very end and stir-frying for 2 minutes to warm everything through. This is a classic Chinese cooking pattern for stir-fried noodles. By the way, if you want something a little more elaborate, try my chicken noodles\n\n\n\nWarning, if you use pork, chicken, shrimp, or any protein other than beef, you will need to stir-fry for longer, as these must be cooked all the way through. \n\n\n\nWhat to serve with garlic and honey noodles?\n\n\n\nThis dish is meant to be a quick, complete \"lazy\" meal on its own. However, if you would rather serve a separate side than add meat directly to the noodles, here are a few ideas.\n\n\n\nCumin beef makes a delightfully spicy side \n\n\n\nChoose a protein that is not already sweet. For instance, the delicious cumin beef works well. Sichuan beef is also fantastic. And if you want to stay in the garlic-and-honey family, my honey-garlic caramelised chicken is a great match\n\n\n\n\n\n\tHoney garlic lazy noodles\n\t\t\n\t\tA delicious ultra-quick noodle recipe \t\n\t\n\t\tWok\t\n\t\n\t\t200 g pre-cooked noodles (this is the weight after cooking)1 pinch of black sesame seedsSauce3 tablespoons  minced garlic2 tablespoons  butter3 tablespoons  honey2 tablespoons  light soy sauce1 tablespoon  dark soy sauce\t\n\t\n\t\tMelt the butter over medium-high heatAdd the garlic, saut\u00e9 for 1 minAdd the remaining ingredientsLet caramelize\/thicken (5\u20136 min)Add the noodles and tossGarnish with black sesame seeds\t\n\t\n\t\tPatience is the mother of caramelization. Wait until the sauce is properly reduced\n\t\n\t\n\t\tMain course, Side dishChinese","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}