Suan La Fen (Hot and Sour Sweet Potato Noodles)
Chin-weary resilience! Bright red spring rain soup that turns sour and spicy
Description
The representative street food of Chongqing/Sichuan, boasting fanatic popularity among young women. 'Pencil-thick glass noodles' made from sweet potato starch served in a violent, piercing soup of massive black vinegar and homemade chili oil. The ultimate stimulation.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Extra-thick sweet potato noodles
- Black vinegar
- Chili oil
- Sichuan pepper
- Pork broth
- Peanuts
- Zha Cai
- Coriander
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe & Differences]
- (Noodles) No wheat noodles. Boil 'Hong Shu Fen' (Sweet potato glass noodles) as thick as pencils until soft. They possess a violent, jaw-tiring elasticity (Q-bounce).
- (Sauce & Soup) In a bowl, add 2-
- tbsp aged Chinese black vinegar 'Lao Chen Cu', soy, MSG, grated garlic, and ginger.
- Dump in massive amounts of the soul of Sichuan: 'Homemade Chili Oil (Hong You)' and intensely numbing 'Sichuan pepper powder' (the source of the hot-sour punch).
- Pour in boiling pork/chicken bone broth to create the blistering red soup base.
- Add the noodles. Top heavily with crispy fried peanuts, soybeans, Zha Cai, minced pork crumbs, and cilantro.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense black vinegar sourness、Chili oil heat、Sichuan pepper numbness
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Can substitute with thick Korean Dangmyeon)
Pairing
Sweet Soy Milk / Chinese Burger(Rou Jia Mo)
Trivia
[Trivia] The ultimate B-grade masterpiece condensing 5 tastes into one bowl: 'Ma (numbing), La (spicy), Xian (umami), Xiang (roasted), Suan (sour)'. Because sweet potato noodles sit heavily in the stomach, one bowl is incredibly satisfying.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] If you slurp violently, the black vinegar and chili will strike your throat and cause a coughing disaster. Place the noodles on a spoon with the crispy peanuts and chew vigorously to enjoy the extreme chewy texture safely.
Allergen
Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat (Soy sauce)