SHOPPING LIST: Cooking Skills: Noodles 1, Chapter 5 (Sesame, Peanut and Chilli Sauces)

Soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, sugar, honey, fresh ginger and garlic, smooth peanut butter, limes, chilli sauce, mild chilli flakes, sesame seeds, star anise (optional), neutral oil, salt, spring onions and noodles to dress the sauces. A deep, dry, heatproof metal or ceramic bowl, a small pan and a clean, dry jar. Check labels for peanuts, sesame, soy and wheat.

Soy-sesame sauce
[ ] 3 tbsp soy sauce
[ ] 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
[ ] 1 tbsp rice vinegar
[ ] 2 tsp sugar
[ ] 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
[ ] 1 small garlic clove, crushed
[ ] 200 g cooked noodles, to dress the sauce (about 75 g dried)

Peanut sauce
[ ] 4 tbsp smooth peanut butter
[ ] 2 tbsp soy sauce
[ ] 1 tbsp lime juice
[ ] 1 tbsp honey or sugar
[ ] 1 tsp chilli sauce, or to taste
[ ] 1 small garlic clove, crushed
[ ] 100 ml warm water (or coconut milk)

Chilli oil
[ ] 4 tbsp mild chilli flakes
[ ] 1 tsp sugar
[ ] 1 tsp salt
[ ] 2 tbsp sesame seeds
[ ] 1 star anise (optional)
[ ] 200 ml neutral oil (sunflower or vegetable)

Ginger and spring onion sauce
[ ] 6 spring onions, very finely chopped
[ ] 3 tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated
[ ] ½ tsp fine salt
[ ] 4 tbsp neutral oil
[ ] 1 tbsp soy sauce
[ ] 1 tsp rice vinegar (optional)

For the experiments
[ ] Extra sugar and chilli sauce
[ ] Plain noodles to taste the sauces on
[ ] Milk to cool your mouth