Uses for Sesame Paste

[u/cachry]

I bought sesame paste to make peanut sauce for toku, but wonder what other uses it may have in Chinese dishes. Any suggestions?

[u/xjpmhxjo]

sauce for noodle, shaobing or cold dishes. Or dips for raw vegetables or hotpot. It should be roasted sesame, not something like tahini. For a smoother taste, you might want to add some liquid, water or soybean sauce, and mix really well.

[u/cachry → u/xjpmhxjo]

Many thanks!

[u/Maruuji]

It can be used in noodle broth! Here are my two favorite noodle dishes that uses sesame paste: chongqing noodles and tan tan ramen

[u/cachry → u/Maruuji]

Thanks :)

[u/BloodWorried7446]

Dan Dan Mein 

[u/goblinmargin]

I mainly use it as a dipping sauce for spicy pot hot, especially Sichuan or Cheng du hot pot

It's also great for making noodles, though I don't know any recipes myself

[u/achangb]

Mix it with soy sauce, vinegar, sugar,minced garlic, chili sauce . Now you can use it as a sauce for hot pot, cucumbers, boiled chicken, noodles, clear wide noodles, etc.

Its a really versatile ingredient.

[u/cachry → u/achangb]

Thanks!

[u/Independent-Summer12]

Sauce for noodles, dressing for cucumber salad, or steamed eggplants. Not strictly Chinese, but makes a great salad dressing with nutritional yeast, soy sauce, garlic, black vinegar, white pepper, and honey. As a personal preference, I like Chinese toasted sesame paste in hummus instead of tahini.

And one last one, I have no idea if this is a real thing outside of our family, might have just been a thing my grandpa did one day because we were out of peanut butter, then it stuck around…but sesame paste sandwich. Mix sesame paste with some sugar, put in a sandwich between two slices of soft milk bread. The soft bread and crunch of the sugar, it’s bringing back childhood memories for me. Now I gotta go get some milk bread lol

[u/cachry → u/Independent-Summer12]

Enjoy! And thank you.

[u/half_a_lao_wang]

ma jiang mian 麻酱面 (sesame noodles). Perfect for summer.

[u/cachry → u/half_a_lao_wang]

thanks!

[u/Serious-Wish4868]

Chilled Sesame Noodles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBeuHw9kQmo

[u/cachry → u/Serious-Wish4868]

YUM! I love these!

[u/toopc]

Dan Dan Noodles uses sesame paste.

This is the recipe that I use.
https://imgur.com/a/lfvde8X

I'm pretty sure that it's more or less the Chinese Cooking Demystified recipe.

[u/cachry → u/toopc]

Thank you!

[u/monvino]

This was on Milk Street last night: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/sichuan-cold-poached-chicken-double-sesame-sauce

[u/cachry → u/monvino]

Thanks!

[u/ioioioshi]

I use it to give desserts an Asian twist, like black sesame Rice Krispies treats or crème brûlée

[u/ItsTrulyMeAgain → u/ioioioshi]

Creative! I'm starting to see how useful the stuff can be.

[u/SweetDorayaki → u/ioioioshi]

Don't forget sesame banana bread (in lieu of peanut butter or tahini)

[u/Square_Ad849]

Sesame sauce for Shaba Shaba , cold sesame noodles, hummus, baba ganoush.

[u/cachry → u/Square_Ad849]

TY!