Chongqing

Chongqing xiao mian

Name: Chongqing xiao mian
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 200 g thin alkaline or wheat noodles wheat noodles; 2 tbsp with sediment chinese chilli oil; 1/2 tsp ground sichuan peppercorn; 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp soy sauce; 2 tsp chinkiang black vinegar; 2 cloves crushed with water garlic; 1 tsp juiced ginger; 2 tsp chinese sesame paste; 2 tbsp roasted and crushed peanuts; 2 tbsp chopped zha cai; 1 sliced spring onion (green onion, scallion); 2 small heads bok choy (pak choi); a pinch sugar; Water, hot noodle water or stock

Small noodles, big flavour: a dozen seasonings in the bowl before the noodles go in.

20 minTime

18 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayThin noodles in a bowl of chilli, Sichuan pepper and vinegar.

The original

583kcalsame

18 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

20minutessame

Xiao mian, Chongqing's everyday noodle.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Wheat noodles200 g thin alkaline or wheat noodles

Chinese chilli oil2 tbsp with sediment

Sichuan peppercorn½ tsp, ground

Soy sauce1 tbsp plus 1 tsp

Chinkiang black vinegar2 tsp

Garlic2 cloves, crushed with water

Ginger1 tsp, juiced

Chinese sesame paste2 tsp

Peanuts2 tbsp, roasted and crushed

Zha cai2 tbsp, chopped

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1, sliced

Bok choy (pak choi)2 small heads

Sugara pinch

Waterhot noodle water or stock

Method

4 steps

1In each bowl put chilli oil, Sichuan pepper, soy, vinegar, garlic water, ginger, sesame paste and sugar.
2Boil the noodles until just tender, blanching the bok choy in the same water.
3Add a ladle of hot noodle water or stock to each bowl to loosen the sauce.
4Add noodles and greens, top with peanuts, zha cai and spring onion. Mix before eating.

Serve it like this

Serve in a deep bowl with the red sauce at the bottom and toppings heaped on, mixed at the table.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Chongqing

Chongqing xiao mian

Small noodles, big flavour: a dozen seasonings in the bowl before the noodles go in.

20 minTime

18 gProtein each

hotSpice

Chongqing mornings2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThin noodles in a bowl of chilli, Sichuan pepper and vinegar.

The original

583kcalsame

18 gproteinsame

6 gfibresame

20minutessame

Xiao mian, Chongqing's everyday noodle.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Wheat noodles200 g thin alkaline or wheat noodles

Chinese chilli oil2 tbsp with sediment

Sichuan peppercorn½ tsp, ground

Soy sauce1 tbsp plus 1 tsp

Chinkiang black vinegar2 tsp

Garlic2 cloves, crushed with water

Ginger1 tsp, juiced

Chinese sesame paste2 tsp

Peanuts2 tbsp, roasted and crushed

Zha cai2 tbsp, chopped

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1, sliced

Bok choy (pak choi)2 small heads

Sugara pinch

Waterhot noodle water or stock

Method

4 steps

1In each bowl put chilli oil, Sichuan pepper, soy, vinegar, garlic water, ginger, sesame paste and sugar.
2Boil the noodles until just tender, blanching the bok choy in the same water.
3Add a ladle of hot noodle water or stock to each bowl to loosen the sauce.
4Add noodles and greens, top with peanuts, zha cai and spring onion. Mix before eating.

Serve it like this

Serve in a deep bowl with the red sauce at the bottom and toppings heaped on, mixed at the table.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Chongqing xiao mian

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Chongqing xiao mian

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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