Chinese cold sesame noodles (Liang Mian)

Ingredients for 4 persons:

Chinese egg noodles 1 pound, Tahini  1/4 cup, Chicken stock or water  1/4 cup, Soy sauce 1/4 cup, Rice wine vinegar 3 tablespoons, Sesame oil 2 tablespoons, Sugar 1 tablespoon, Salt and pepper to taste, Scallions, thinly sliced 3 or 4.

Recipe:

1. Cook to the egg noodles as per directions of package.  Drain, dip with cool water and drain again and put to one side.
2. Beat together the tahini and stock until smooth in a big bowl.  Now add vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, salt, pepper and half the scallions and stir together to mix, adjust seasoning to taste.
3. Include to the cooked pastas and shake them to cover of the sauce and portion the noodles into serving bowls, drop the remaining scallions and serve.

Variation

All the classes of ingredients can be added to turn into a full meal. Try the cooked and chopped chicken, pork or ham. Or use tofu. For vegetables, toss in some cooked asparagus, green beans, broccoli or bell peppers or stir in some crushed carrot, mung bean sprout, thinly sliced cucumber or cilantro.

For extra boost of flavour, stir in 1 or 2 tea-spoon of chopped garlic or crushed gingerroot. For spicy heat, add some red pepper flakes.

Alternate peanut butter for the tahini, or use 2 table-spoons of tahini and 2 table-spoons of peanut butter.

Additionally to the chopped roasted peanuts, chopped scallions, or sesame seeds create fine garnishes.

Eliminate the reservation of chicken or watering for a thicker sauce.