Description
A nourishing noodle dish where boiled white ultra-thin noodles (mianxian) are added to 'Ma You Ji'—a soup made by sautéing ginger and bone-in chicken in plenty of black sesame oil and simmering purely in Taiwanese rice wine.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Bone-in chicken
- White Mianxian
- Black sesame oil
- Old ginger
- Rice wine
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Heat plenty of Taiwan's fragrant 'Hei Ma You' (black sesame oil) in a clay pot (or wok).
- Add massive amounts of smashed, unpeeled 'Lao Jiang' (old ginger). Sauté slowly on low without burning to completely transfer ginger heat and extract into the oil.
- Toss in chopped bone-in chicken thighs, sauté on high until surfaces turn white.
- Use absolutely no water (or very little). Vigorously pour about half a bottle of Taiwanese 'rice wine'.
- Cover and simmer on medium for ~
- mins, cooking off the alcohol until chicken is soft. Season purely with salt (Ma You Ji soup is done).
- In a separate pot, briefly boil 'White Mianxian' (unsteamed, salted, dried ultra-thin noodles), drain, and plate.
- Pour the piping hot Ma You Ji soup and meat generously over the noodles.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense ginger heat and black sesame oil aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese Somen, Chicken thigh, Regular pure sesame oil
Pairing
Boiled cabbage or Mi Xue Gao(Pig blood and sticky rice cake)
Trivia
[Trend] A traditional nourishing dish Taiwanese women always eat during postpartum recovery (Zuo Yuezi). In winter night markets, this black sesame oil and ginger aroma wafts, warming the body so much you don't need a jacket.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Take a sip of the broth to feel the heat radiating from within, then slurp the sesame-oil-coated ultra-thin noodles and bite into the bone-in chicken!
Allergen
Wheat, Chicken, Sesame