How to Make Delicious Sour and Spicy Noodles: Remember the ‘132’ Golden Ratio, Stop Eating When Slurping!
The most popular street snacks are sour and spicy noodles. Sour and spicy noodles are conquered by most young people because of their 'sour and spicy, invigorating taste' and '' ( – chewy and firm noodles). It's a satisfying experience to eat sour and spicy noodles with a few beef patties or grilled buns.
Sour and spicy noodles are not simple to make. When buying, the boss usually cooks the noodles with hot water, then adds vinegar, light soy sauce, pickled radish, chili oil, peanuts, and other ingredients. The whole process takes less than 5 minutes. However, authentic sour and spicy noodles are not that simple. Food requires effort.
Authentic sour and spicy noodles are not just made of red potato noodles. The noodles are made by blending red potatoes, red ginger, and peas in a certain proportion, and then they are manually strained through a traditional process. '' (ma, la, xian, xiang, suan – numbing, spicy, fresh, fragrant, sour) are its characteristics. The seasoning of sour and spicy noodles also has its own considerations. The seasoning mainly relies on black pepper, chili oil, scallions, light soy sauce, aged soy sauce, radish sprouts, celery, Chinese black vinegar, coriander, winter melon, beef cubes, oil-fried peanuts, and flavor enhancer – a secret recipe.
Sour and spicy noodles (home version, so delicious you'll stop eating)
Ingredients needed: Red potato noodles, coarse chili powder, fine chili powder, scallions, garlic, vegetable oil, Chinese black vinegar, light soy sauce, aged soy sauce, salt, sugar, white sesame seeds, cold water ( – hot water)
Step 1: Soak the red potato noodles in just-boiled hot water for about 20 minutes to soften them. After softening, rinse them several times and set aside.
Step 2: Add a spoonful of coarse chili powder, a spoonful of fine chili powder, a spoonful of scallions, two spoonfuls of garlic, and drizzle some hot oil to release the aroma of chili and garlic. Then start seasoning: three spoonfuls of Chinese black vinegar, two spoonfuls of light soy sauce, half spoonful of aged soy sauce, an appropriate amount of salt, and an appropriate amount of sugar. Then add cold water or hot water and stir well. This is how the soup is made.
❤ When drizzling oil, don't drizzle too much, otherwise it will be greasy. A little drizzle can release the aroma;
❤ It's more fragrant to use small scallions. Chinese black vinegar must be more than light soy sauce or aged soy sauce; sour and spicy is the key to a delicious flavor;
Step 3: Put the softened red potato noodles into the soup bowl, add some roasted peanuts and garnish with more scallions. You can start eating now. Sour and spicy and addictive!
If you're really craving sour and spicy noodles, why not try making them at home with your own red potato noodles? You can make them by softening and forming the seasoning, and the sour and spicy flavor will add some flavor to your boring days.
