Squid Thick Soup Noodles
Squid are the most resilient! Seafood and rolled noodles with aromas of Taiwanese basil and sandy tea sauce
Description
A sister dish to Rou Geng Mian. Using thick dried squid (or raw squid paste) instead of pork paste, boosting the aroma with Shacha sauce and Taiwanese basil.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Chinese noodles
- Dried squid(or squid paste)
- Shacha sauce
- Jiucengta(Taiwanese Basil)
- Black vinegar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Soak dried squid in alkaline water (baking soda water) overnight to rehydrate it into a thick, jiggly, crunchy unique texture, and cut into strips. *Many shops use 'squid paste' (Huazhi Geng) kneaded with sweet potato flour.
- Boil a broth of bonito, daikon, and shredded bamboo shoots, season with soy, sugar, and black vinegar, and thicken with potato starch.
- The key: dissolve about
- tbsp 'Shacha Sauce' (Taiwanese BBQ sauce) into the soup as the decisive flavor provider for deep richness.
- Plate boiled Chinese noodles, top with squid, and pour the thick soup.
- Finally, top heavily with raw 'Jiucengta' (Taiwanese basil). The soup's heat instantly releases the exotic basil aroma.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Taiwanese basil and Shacha sauce aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Raw squid (briefly boiled), Sweet basil
Pairing
Taiwanese Rice Ball(Fantuan)
Trivia
[Hardcore] The peak of thick seafood soup strongly asserting Taiwan's two representative aromas: 'Shacha Sauce x Taiwan Basil'. The Chinese technique of rehydrating dried squid with baking soda creates a mysterious crunch absent in raw squid.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] When scooping soup with a spoon, ensure you get a basil leaf and squid together, enjoying the marriage of herb aroma and squid crunch!
Allergen
Wheat, Squid, Shrimp (in Shacha sauce), Soy