How to make good Asian noodles with Trader Joe’s ingredients?

[Anonymous]

I’ve never made Asian noodles before and I’m heading to Trader Joe’s today. What ingredients/type of noodles/recipes/tips do you recommend? I’m serving the noodles with chicken.

I can hit HMart this weekend if you care to enlighten me on more authentic noodle recipes. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

There’s literally a million “authentic Asian noodles” recipes. Are you looking for something like lo mein?

[Anonymous]

Not Asian, but a really good and easy curry noodle dish.
https://plantyou.com/one-pan-curry-noodles/

[Anonymous]

With the HUGE caveat that I am not Asian and don't purport that this is authentic really (but is so basic I'm sure some Asian person somewhere in Asian makes something similar.....) -- this is a recipe I make all the time for ginger-scallion noodles:

I use the TJ boxed wheat Asian noodles that are thick like an udon I saute the white part of scallions, chopped, with chopped carrots in a mix of avocado oil and sesame oil. Then I add minced garlic, a frozen cub of minced ginger (they sell this at TJ in the frozen but of course you could also just shred fresh ginger) and saute it a bit more. I add the noodles and the chopped green part of the scallions and stir it all up. I drizzle on a little bit of soy sauce and mix it. I sometimes also add any of these: a cup of frozen peas; a squirt or two of the TJ sriracha sauce, chopped peanuts (chili spiced if I have them), sliced egg omelette.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With the HUGE caveat that I am not Asian and don't purport that this is authentic really (but is so basic I'm sure some Asian person somewhere in Asian makes something similar.....) -- this is a recipe I make all the time for ginger-scallion noodles:

I use the TJ boxed wheat Asian noodles that are thick like an udon I saute the white part of scallions, chopped, with chopped carrots in a mix of avocado oil and sesame oil. Then I add minced garlic, a frozen cub of minced ginger (they sell this at TJ in the frozen but of course you could also just shred fresh ginger) and saute it a bit more. I add the noodles and the chopped green part of the scallions and stir it all up. I drizzle on a little bit of soy sauce and mix it. I sometimes also add any of these: a cup of frozen peas; a squirt or two of the TJ sriracha sauce, chopped peanuts (chili spiced if I have them), sliced egg omelette.

This sounds good. I do NOT like fish sauce so your recipe would be perfect for someone like me. There are also squeeze tubes of ginger out there which are quite handy.

[Anonymous]

Look up David Chang's recipe for ginger scallion noodles. Add shredded chicken. Garnish with scallions.

[Anonymous]

I buy a couple of packages of TJ’s frozen jap chae — so salt and seasonings are already taken care of. I then cook plain sweet potato / glass noodles, mix them with the cooked TJ japchae, and whatever I want to add. Usually I add cooked onions, other vegetables like carrots or cabbage, shrimp, and green onions. I’ll adjust the seasonings, often adding garlic, ginger, sesame oil… to the mix.

[Anonymous]

If you can make it to HMart, skip Trader Joe’s.

Get these noodles. https://www.twinmarquis.com/products/lo-mein-noodle/

Cook for 5 minutes and drain. Julienne cabbage, onions, carrots and celery. Stir fry vegetables. Add noodles. Season with 1/4 cup oyster sauce, soy sauce to taste and a little sesame oil.

No recipe. Just eyeball. Use whatever vegetables you want. Quantity is up to you. Same with the seasoning. It’s to taste.

Skip Trader Joe’s

[Anonymous]

Asian noodle is too broad of a category, you know that right? Do you want savory, sweet, spicy? Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Thai? Here is a really easy and tasty japchae recipe: https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/easy-japchae

I love TJ but the problem is you need to go to an Asian grocer to find the right noodle.