Qishan Souse Noodles: Authentic Recipe and Techniques

Authentic Qishan Souse Noodles Recipe

① Introduction

Also known as ‘Souse Noodles’, a famous local delicacy of Qishan, particularly meticulously crafted, with carefully selected ingredients, and renowned for its excellent color, aroma, taste, and texture.

Qishan noodles emphasize a wide soup, meaning more soup and less noodles, and highlight the sour and spicy flavors. ‘Pan, Wan’ refers to the hot noodles that must be brushed with oil to achieve the distinctive characteristics of this noodle.

② Method of Making Noodles

500g flour, 200g water, 10g salt, Add 500g flour to the bowl, add 10g salt to 200g water and dissolve, then pour into the flour bowl and mix thoroughly, knead into a dough. Cover with a damp cloth and let it rest for half an hour, then knead the dough into a ball and cut it into thin strips.

③ Meat Souse Ingredients

1500g pork belly, 250g chili powder, spices (100g onion segments, 50g ginger slices, 6g cinnamon, 8 star anise, 4 cardamom pods), 500g Qishan vinegar, 500g salad oil.

④ Meat Souse Production

1Rinse the pork belly and cut it into small pieces; 2Heat the pot on high heat, add salad oil and heat until hot, add the pork belly to sauté until the oil comes out, then add the spices (100g onion segments, 50g ginger slices, 6g cinnamon, 8 star anise, 4 cardamom pods), sauté until fragrant, then add chili powder and sauté for 3 minutes, then add Qishan vinegar (can be replaced with aged vinegar or fragrant vinegar), 50g salt, small fire simmer for 30-40 minutes, until the meat is tender and fragrant, and the broth is dry, then remove from heat.

⑤ Vegetable Souse Ingredients

Radishes, potatoes, tofu, green beans, yellow flowers, wood ear mushrooms, above vegetables cut into small pieces, blanch in water, then pass through cold water, stir with hot oil, and set aside.

⑥ Egg Skin Production

Mix eggs into egg liquid, pour into the pot and stir into a thin pancake, remove from pot and cool, cut into strips, then cut into small rhombus blocks, ready to use.

⑦ Sour and Spicy Soup Ingredients

Salt, MSG, chicken essence, sugar, vinegar, pepper, red oil.

⑧ Sour and Spicy Soup Production