Tang noodles are a popular traditional Chinese dish characterized by long gray strips of noodles as the main ingredient, with a rich soup base and toppings, resulting in a smooth and delicious taste. In this article, we'll introduce you to the recipe and ingredients for the soup base to help you easily make a delicious soup powder at home.
1. The production of soup base.
1.Stock: First, we need to prepare the stock. The soup stock is the soul of the soup powder, and its taste directly affects the texture of the soup powder. Here's an easy way to make stock:
Ingredients: pork bones, chicken, ginger slices, green onions, cooking wine, water.
Method: Wash the pork bones and chicken, put them in a pot, add ginger slices, green onions and an appropriate amount of cooking wine. Add enough water and bring to a boil over high heat to skim off the foam. Turn to low heat and simmer for 1-2 hours, during which time remove the ginger slices and green onions. Strain the stewed stock and refrigerate for later use.
2.Fish bone broth: If you want fish bone broth as a soup base, you can refer to the following recipes:
Ingredients: fish bones, ginger slices, green onions, cooking wine, water.
Method: Wash the fish bones, put them in a pot, add ginger slices, green onions and an appropriate amount of cooking wine. Add enough water and bring to a boil over high heat to skim off the foam. Turn to low heat and simmer for 1-2 hours, during which time remove the ginger slices and green onions. Strain the stewed fish bone broth and refrigerate for later use.
2. Ingredient preparation.
1.Vermicelli: Vermicelli is the main ingredient of soup powder, choose high-quality sweet potato flour or potato flour that has a smooth texture and does not stick for a long time. Buy vermicelli at the supermarket or market and soak them in warm water in advance to soften them for later use.
2.Meat: Meats such as pork, beef, and chicken can be selected according to personal taste. Meat needs to be shredded or sliced in advance and marinated to add texture. How to marinate meat: Put the shredded meat into a bowl, add an appropriate amount of cooking wine, light soy sauce, salt, starch, minced green onion and ginger, stir well, and marinate for 15-30 minutes.
3.Vegetables: Choose fresh vegetables such as cabbage, carrots, bean sprouts, etc., according to the season. Vegetables need to be washed and cut in advance.
4.Seasoning: Prepare an appropriate amount of oil, salt, green onion, ginger and garlic, chicken essence, pepper, light soy sauce, cooking wine and other seasonings.
3. Steps to make soup powder.
1.Boiling powder: Put the soaked vermicelli into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 5-10 minutes until the vermicelli is cooked through. Remove the vermicelli and place in a bowl for later use.
2.Soup: Pour the stock or fish bone broth into the pot, add an appropriate amount of salt and chicken essence to taste, and bring to a boil.
3.Ingredients stir-fry: Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pan, add green onions, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the marinated meat and stir-fry until browned. Then add the vegetables and stir-fry evenly.
4.Pour into the soup: Pour the sautéed ingredients into the soup pot and continue to cook for 1-2 minutes to allow the flavor of the ingredients to blend into the soup.
5.Remove from the pan: Pour the cooked soup into a bowl with the vermicelli and stir well. You can add an appropriate amount of chopped green onions, coriander, pepper and other seasonings according to personal taste.
Fourth, the extended content.
1.Characteristics of soup powder in different regions: The soup powder in different regions of China has its own characteristics, such as casserole porridge in Guangdong, spicy soup powder in Hunan, fish ball soup powder in Fujian, etc. You can adapt the ingredients and soup base to your personal taste and regional characteristics.
2.Innovative soup powder flavors: On the basis of traditional soup powder, you can try innovative flavors, such as adding curry, sour and spicy, spicy and other seasonings to make different flavors of soup powder.
3.Pairing**: In order to make the soup more abundant, you can pair it with some side dishes, fried food, etc., such as peanuts, kimchi, fritters, etc.
With the above steps, you can easily make a delicious soup powder. Try a variety of flavors and discover the charm of the soup powder. Happy cooking!