Henan Braised Noodles (Hui Mian)
One of the top three Chinese noodles! Extremely wide "hand-stretched udon noodles" simmered in sheep bone soup
Description
A soul food representing Henan, often counted among China's top noodles. A thick, milky mutton and bone broth is boiled with ultra-wide flat noodles hand-pulled to order. Simmered together with wood ears, dried tofu, and quail eggs.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Mutton bones
- Sliced mutton
- All-purpose flour
- Wood ears
- Dried tofu
- Coriander
- White pepper
- Salt
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Boil halved mutton bones and meat on high for hours to make a milky white mutton broth.
- Knead flour, water, and salt; form rectangular dough portions, coat in oil, and rest.
- Boil the broth; add wood ears, shredded dried tofu, glass noodles, and sliced mutton.
- The chef holds the dough ends, pulling and slapping it in the air into a wide belt.
- Throw the pulled noodles directly into the boiling broth.
- Braise (Hui) for a few minutes until noodles absorb the soup; season with salt and white pepper.
- Plate and garnish with cilantro and chili oil.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Thick gelatin melted from mutton bones and punch of white pepper
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Boil JP ultra-wide Udon (Houtou) in commercial pork bone broth with mutton
Pairing
Raw Garlic (bitten while eating) / Cold Tea
Trivia
'Hui' refers to braising ingredients and noodles directly in the soup. In Henan's brutal winters, this dish combining nutritious mutton and wheat is the ultimate energy meal, warming workers to the core.
Eating tips & etiquette
The milky broth clings to the chewy wide noodles. Henan locals love biting raw garlic while slurping, and later dumping massive black vinegar and chili oil to change the soup's color.
Allergen
Mutton, Wheat, Soybeans