China

Suan La Fen

Name: Suan La Fen
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 200 g Sweet-potato noodles (dried); 3 tbsp Black rice vinegar; 2 tbsp Chilli oil; 1 tsp Sichuan pepper; some of each Garlic & spring onion; 1 handful Toasted peanuts & soybeans; 500 ml Vegetable broth

Hot-and-sour sweet-potato noodles from Chongqing

Suan la fen - “sour and spicy noodles” - is a street classic of Chongqing and Sichuan: glassy sweet-potato noodles in a punchy broth.

Black rice vinegar brings the sourness, chilli oil and Sichuan pepper the tingling heat; toasted peanuts and soybeans add crunch.

Servings2

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Sweet-potato noodles (dried)200 g
Black rice vinegar3 tbsp
Chilli oil2 tbsp
Sichuan pepper1 tsp
Garlic & spring onionsome of each
Toasted peanuts & soybeans1 handful
Vegetable broth500 ml

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Soak the sweet-potato noodles in hot water until glassy.
Put vinegar, chilli oil, Sichuan pepper and garlic in the bowl.
Pour over hot broth.
Briefly cook the noodles and add.
Scatter with peanuts, soybeans and spring onion.

Make it original

Sweet-potato noodles and black rice vinegar for suan la fen are in the Asia Boutique.

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