China

Malatang

Name: Malatang
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 tbsp each Sichuan pepper & chili; 1.2 l Broth; 300 g Tofu & mushrooms; 150 g Glass noodles; 200 g Leafy greens; some of each Garlic & sesame paste

Build-your-own Sichuan soup

Malatang comes from Sichuan and began as a cheap cookshop soup in which boatmen added their own ingredients to a shared pot.

Today you pick vegetables, mushrooms, tofu and noodles one by one and cook them in a numbingly spicy broth of Sichuan pepper and chili.

Servings2

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Sichuan pepper & chili2 tbsp each
Broth1.2 l
Tofu & mushrooms300 g
Glass noodles150 g
Leafy greens200 g
Garlic & sesame pastesome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Toast Sichuan pepper and chili in oil.
Pour in broth and season.
Add tofu, mushrooms and vegetables by cooking time.
Add the glass noodles last.
Serve in bowls, enrich with sesame paste.

Make it original

Sichuan pepper for malatang is in the Asia Boutique.

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