Chinese vermicelli

8 cups

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼cupSeasame oil
¼cupBlack souy sauce
2tablespoonsSugar
2tablespoonsHot chili oil
2tablespoonsBlack vinegar or balsamic
1⅛poundsFresh vermicelli
½cupSeasame seeds, toasted
1cupGreen onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal, for garnish

Directions

In a large bowl, whisk together sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, chili oil, and vinegar. Cook vermicelli in boiling water until barely tender (probably less than a minute). Drain, rinse with cold water, and drain again. With you hands, immediately toss the pasta with the dressing, making sure pasta is completeely and evenly coated. Add seeds and continue folding dressing throught the pasta, literally "whiping the bowl with the vermicelli. Remove to a shallow platter, top with green onions, and serve at room temperature.

Pasta & Co. By Request, page 81 Submitted By BRENT WILLIAMS On 11-21-94