A pleasantly spicy addition to any pantry.

I love stir fry. 

I should classify that. 

I love what I think is stir fry.

I make stir fry from recipes, combining ingredients to make the sauce for each dish. There are times though, when I like to have a remade sauce that I can grab and add to a stir fry when I am in a rush or when I realize too late that a needed ingredient is AWOL from my pantry.

Ying’s Spicy Noodle Sauce has won a place in my pantry. 

I don’t know how “authentic” this sauce is, but it has a very pleasant taste and just the right amount of heat to take a stir fry from boring to extraordinary.

I made a simple stir fry of Cremini mushrooms, carrot, broccoli, scallions, and garlic. When everything was ready I added the Ying’s Spicy Noodle Sauce and noodles, tossed it a few times and plated it. The sauce was very tasty. Everything seems well balanced with no one ingredient overpowering the others, although the red chili peppers do stand out with their heat. 

This is a welcome profile though. I cannot stand when a food is listed as spicy and all you taste is the vinegar that was used to make it tangy and not hot. Ying’s Spicy Noodle Sauce does not disappoint in this area. If you like a kick to your stir fry, this is a good addition.

The sauce has a nice consistency. It is not overly thick and clings well to vegetables and noodles alike. There is an abundance of chili flakes almost to the point of making the sauce gritty. I can live with that aspect to have the heat the sauce brings.

Ying’s Spicy Noodle Sauce is now a staple in my pantry and it should be added to yours too.