Description
A traditional noodle representing Shaanxi, China's noodle capital. 'Saozi' means finely diced meat and ingredients. Minced pork, carrots, potatoes, and firm tofu are fried with massive black vinegar and chilies. This forms a hot-and-sour soup ladled over fresh noodles.
Restaurants serving Saozi Noodles (Shaanxi Spicy Pork Noodles)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Pork
- Thin Chinese noodles
- Carrot
- Potato
- Firm tofu
- Eggs
- Black vinegar(massive)
- Chili powder
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Dice pork lean and fat into tiny cubes. Dice carrots, potatoes, firm tofu, wood ears, and omelet to the exact same size.
- Heat oil; fry pork until crispy.
- Add massive chili powder and ginger to extract bright red oil.
- [Crucial Step]: Splash massive Black Vinegar down the wok sides to detonate the sour aroma.
- Add diced veggies; season with soy and Five-Spice.
- Pour in hot water and boil to create the 'Saozi Soup'.
- Boil thin wheat noodles, plate, and flood with the hot-and-sour soup and ingredients.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Boiling acidity of massive black vinegar and heat of chili powder、粉唐辛子の辛味
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Use JP thin Udon; fry minced pork and root veggies with JP black vinegar and chili powder
Pairing
Rou Jia Mo (Chinese Burger) / Cold Tea
Trivia
The original 'Qishan Saozi Noodles' have strict criteria (thin, chewy, shiny noodles; hot, oily, sour, spicy, fragrant soup). It is a sacred dish served at all Shaanxi weddings and funerals.
Eating tips & etiquette
The noodles are thin and slippery, slurped rapidly with the hot-sour soup. Because all ingredients are diced identically, the thrill is scooping them with a spoon to enjoy the textural harmony.
Allergen
Pork, Wheat, Soybeans, Eggs