Homemade braised noodles

Overview

Braised noodles are made differently in different places. Authentic Henan home-cooked food requires only the most common ingredients and takes half an hour to prepare a satisfying plate of salty and delicious food.

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• summer recipes
• lunch
• students
• five spice powder
• french beans
• garlic
• garlic sprouts
• msg
• onions
• pork
• pepper
• salt
• soy sauce
• tomatoes

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Boil water in a basket, spread the thinnest wet noodles bought from the supermarket on the basket grate, and steam for 10 minutes. PS: Use a spoon to evenly sprinkle a small amount of cooking oil on the noodles to prevent clumping; after 5 minutes, use chopsticks to loosen the noodles to allow air circulation and prevent clumping

   

2. 2 While steaming the noodles, prepare garlic, fresh meat, garlic sprouts, green beans, tomatoes and onions. PS: The ratio for four people is roughly: one whole garlic, half a catty of fresh meat, half a catty of garlic sprouts and green beans, one tomato, and half an onion

   

3. 3 Pour in the oil and heat, add the garlic and fresh meat to the pan and stir-fry for 2 minutes, add soy sauce to color; continue stir-frying for 1-2 minutes, add garlic sprouts and green beans and stir-fry for 2 minutes PS: After the fresh meat is put into the pan, wait a few seconds before stir-frying to avoid sticking (I don’t like to use non-stick pans for healthy eating)

   

4. 4 Heat water and simmer for 5 minutes, add chicken essence, pepper, allspice, then add tomatoes and stir-fry, then add onions, MSG and salt to taste. PS: Heating water can make the meat fresh and tender, and can also lock in food nutrients; boiling MSG and salt for too long will lose part of the umami and salty taste, and it is easy to consume more salt and MSG

   

5. 5 Take the cooked marinade into a bowl and set aside

   

6. 6 Add the steamed thin noodles, pour the marinade over the noodles 3-4 times, and stir evenly. PS: If you want to save trouble, you can just put it on the plate and eat it here, but mom has better tips, see the picture below.

   

7. 7 After the noodles have absorbed the marinade, put it back in the basket and steam for 2-3 minutes. All the delicious food will be thoroughly absorbed into the ingredients. Pour it back into the wok and you're done!

   

8. 8 Little Easter Egg: Wipe the wall behind the gas stove before cooking, and you will have a refreshing and heart-warming mom’s kitchen every day~