Taiwan

Danzai Noodles

Name: Danzai Noodles
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Taiwan
Ingredients: 250 g Thin egg noodles; 250 g Minced pork; 200 g Prawns & prawn shells; some of each Soy sauce & five-spice; some of each Garlic & shallots; to serve Black vinegar & coriander; 1 handful Bean sprouts

Tainan's “carrying-pole” noodles with prawn broth

Danzai mian come from Tainan and trace back to fishermen who, in the storm season, sold noodles from pots balanced on carrying poles (danzai).

A small portion of noodles sits in a clear prawn broth, crowned with savoury minced pork, a prawn and coriander.

Servings3

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Thin egg noodles250 g
Minced pork250 g
Prawns & prawn shells200 g
Soy sauce & five-spicesome of each
Garlic & shallotssome of each
Black vinegar & corianderto serve
Bean sprouts1 handful

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Simmer prawn shells into a clear broth, strain.
Braise minced pork with soy sauce and five-spice into a dark sauce.
Briefly blanch the noodles and bean sprouts.
Put noodles in bowls, pour over hot prawn broth.
Top with the pork sauce, a prawn, vinegar and coriander.

Make it original

Egg noodles and five-spice for danzai noodles are in the Asia Boutique.

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