Hot and sour noodles are a popular local snack in Sichuan and Chongqing, which is characterized by sour, spicy, numb, fragrant, rich taste and endless aftertaste. Here's how to make chutney and what ingredients you'll need to make it.
1. Ingredients required.
The ingredients required to make hot and sour noodles mainly include sweet potato flour, peanuts, soybean sprouts, chopped green onions, chili oil, vinegar, light soy sauce, Sichuan pepper powder, chicken essence, salt, etc. Among them, sweet potato flour is the main raw material of hot and sour noodles, with a Q-elastic taste, with soybean sprouts and peanuts, the taste is richer.
Second, the production steps.
1.Prepare the ingredients: Soak the sweet potato flour in warm water to soften, and wash the peanuts and soybean sprouts with water. Finely chop the green onion and set aside.
2.Cook sweet potato flour: Cook the soaked sweet potato flour in boiling water for about 5-6 minutes. After cooking, remove the cooled water, drain and set aside.
3.Fry peanuts and soybean sprouts: Heat the pan with cool oil, put the peanuts and soybean sprouts into the pan and fry them until golden brown, remove and drain the oil for later use.
4.Prepare hot and sour sauce: Mix vinegar, light soy sauce, Sichuan pepper powder, chicken essence and salt and stir well to form a hot and sour sauce.
5.Assemble: Place the cooked sweet potato flour in a bowl, add the fried peanuts and soybean sprouts, and sprinkle with chopped green onions. Finally, pour hot and sour sauce and chili oil, and adjust the sourness and hotness according to personal taste.
Through the above steps, a delicious dish of hot and sour noodles is ready. In the production process, it is necessary to pay attention to the combination of heat and seasoning to ensure the texture and taste of hot and sour noodles.
3. Precautions.
1.The soaking time of sweet potato flour should be moderate, and soaking too soft or too hard will affect the taste.
2.Stir constantly when boiling sweet potato flour so that it doesn't stick together. After cooking, it should be quickly cooled to maintain the texture.
3.When frying peanuts and soybean sprouts, pay attention to the heat and do not fry paste.
4.When making chutney, you can adjust the amount of vinegar and chili oil according to your personal taste to achieve your preferred sour and hot level.
5.An appropriate amount of dashi or chicken broth can be added according to personal taste to increase umami.
By mastering the above points, you can easily make authentic hot and sour noodles at home and enjoy sour and hot delicious food. Whether it's at a party or enjoying a meal moment on your own, a delicious dish of hot and sour noodles will satisfy and delight the taste buds.