Shaanxi noodles with minced meat

By NicolasTreutel

Shaanxi noodles with minced meat
The noodles are said to be named after King Wen of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
It is said that King Wen of Zhou was young because his parents died early and he has been raising him by his brother and sister-in-law. Once, King Wen of Zhou led his army on an expedition and encountered heavy rain. The cold broke to the bone. After taking hundreds of medicines, he did not improve and was bedridden for several days. After learning about this, my sister-in-law personally went out of the cupboard and rolled out a bowl of hot noodles for King Wen. King Wen ate profusely and was full of spirit. Later, in memory of her sister-in-law, she named it "sister-in-law Noodle".
Therefore, the noodles are also known as "sister-in-law noodles" or "whistle noodles", and "whistle noodles" may be transformed from homophonic sounds.

Recipe Recommendations

  • handmade noodles appropriate amount
  • minced pork appropriate amount
  • North tofu appropriate amount
  • dried chili appropriate amount
  • octagonal appropriate amount
  • cinnamon appropriate amount
  • green onion appropriate amount
  • ginger appropriate amount
  • soy sauce appropriate amount
  • vinegar appropriate amount
  • salt appropriate amount
  • white granulated sugar appropriate amount

Steps for Shaanxi noodles with minced meat

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Add a little salt to the flour, and slowly pour water into the flour bowl and stir.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Knead into a smooth and slightly hard dough, place in the refrigerator and let sit for 20 minutes.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Take out the dough and roll it into thin slices, sprinkle with flour and stack it in several layers.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Cut the noodles into fine noodles with a knife, shake them for later use.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Slice tofu and dice day lily.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Put the pan on heat and oil, add the tofu and fry it until golden brown, remove and control the oil.
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Cut the tofu into thin strips for later use.
  • Make  step 7
    8
    Chop the pork into meat filling.
  • Make  step 8
    9
    Place the pan on heat with appropriate amount of oil, add the minced pork and stir-fry until color changes, add soy sauce, dried chili strips, salt, white sugar, and minced ginger, and stir-fry well.
  • Make  step 9
    10
    Add water and bring to a boil, add day lily, star anise, and cinnamon to a boil.
  • Make  step 10
    11
    Add fried tofu strips, soy sauce, vinegar, and salt and cook for a while.
  • Make  step 11
    12
    Remove the heat and add chopped green onion to make minced soup.
  • Make  step 12
    13
    Boil the water in the pot to a boil, add the noodles, stir, cook until they are raw, remove and serve in a bowl.
  • Make  step 13
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    Pour it on with minced meat soup and make minced noodles.