Pork Paste Thick Soup Noodles
The temptation of bonito stock and black vinegar! Stir-fried noodles with pork ribs
Description
A soul food loved all over Taiwan, featuring handmade pork paste (Rou Geng) and Chinese noodles in a rich, thick soup flavored with bonito and shiitake.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Chinese noodles(You Mian)
- Lean pork
- Fish paste
- Bamboo shoots
- Bonito flakes
- Black vinegar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Rou Geng] Shred lean pork, season with soy, sugar, five-spice, and garlic. Add fish paste and plenty of 'sweet potato flour' (Digua Fen), knead until sticky, and boil in bite-sized pieces to make plump pork paste.
- [Soup] Add massive bonito flakes, rehydrated shredded shiitake, and shredded bamboo shoots to pork bone broth and heat.
- Season sweet and sour with soy sauce, rock sugar, and plenty of 'black vinegar' (Wu Cu).
- Thicken heavily with potato starch (or sweet potato flour) slurry.
- Put boiled yellow Chinese noodles (You Mian) in a bowl, top with the boiled Rou Geng, and pour the piping hot thick soup generously. Scatter cilantro and white pepper.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Bonito broth and White pepper
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought meatballs, Udon
Pairing
Lu Rou Fan(Braised Pork Rice)
Trivia
[For Everyone] A national food always found in markets. The broth tastes similar to Mianxian, but uses thick Chinese noodles for great volume. Coating pork in sweet potato flour makes it silky smooth.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Before eating, drizzle an extra dash of black vinegar from the table to strengthen the tartness, then slurp the hot noodles coated in thick soup!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Soy, Seafood (Fish paste)