Description
A noodle dish pairing 'Xia Ren Geng'—shrimp paste (or whole shrimp) coated in sweet potato flour and boiled—with a thick broth flavored with bonito and shiitake.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Chinese noodles
- Peeled shrimp
- Fish paste
- Bamboo shoots
- Black vinegar
- Bonito flakes
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Xia Ren Geng] Remove veins from fresh peeled shrimp, chop roughly with a knife (do not make a paste, to keep texture). Knead with white fish paste, salt, white pepper, and plenty of 'sweet potato flour' (Digua Fen) until sticky.
- Drop round spoonfuls of the shrimp paste into boiling water and boil until they float and become plump.
- [Soup] Boil pork bone broth with massive bonito flakes, shredded rehydrated shiitake, and bamboo shoots.
- Season sweet and sour with soy sauce, rock sugar, and plenty of 'black vinegar' (Wu Cu), and thicken heavily with potato starch.
- Plate boiled Chinese noodles (You Mian) or rice noodles, top with shrimp paste, and pour the thick soup.
- Finish with cilantro and white pepper.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Bonito broth and Black vinegar acidity
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought shrimp balls, Udon
Pairing
Taiwanese Rice Ball (Fantuan) or Lu Rou Fan
Trivia
[For Everyone] The seafood version of Rou Geng Mian. Coating shrimp in sweet potato flour before boiling gives the surface a silky, jelly-like texture that firmly embraces the soup's umami.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Following Taiwanese stall style, dissolve tabletop 'homemade chili sauce' into the soup, highlighting the seafood sweetness with a spicy kick!
Allergen
Wheat, Shrimp, Soy, Seafood (Fish paste)