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Suan La Fen

A glorious noodle soup of a rich base layered with spicy, numbing, sour, and umami flavors
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Asian
Servings 2
Calories 309 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 oz Noodles of choice Traditionally Glass Noodles
  • 3 cup Chicken Stock Beef or Veggie work well here
  • 1/2 inch Ginger Nub Peeled and minced
  • 2 cloves Garlic Peeled and Minced
  • 1 tsp Gochugaru Flakes Or Chili Flakes
  • 4 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 2 tbsp Black Vinegar substitute rice vinegar/rice wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp Dark Soy Sauce substitute Soy Sauce
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Sesame Oil Toasted is so nice
  • 1 tbsp Chili Oil Or chili crisp / sauce
  • 2 ea Scallions Washed, minced
  • 1 tbsp Cilantro Washed, Minced
  • 1 cup Greens Fresh, optional, washed, stemmed, stripped
  • 3 tbsp Dry Roasted Peanuts
  • 1/2 tsp Sichuan Pepper Corns Ground
  • Spicy Kimchi Optional
  • Chili Peppers Washed, Stemmed, Slivered, Optional

Instructions
 

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil, and cook the noodles according to package instructions.
  • Once cooked, drain and rinse in cold running water. Set aside.
  • Heat your stock in a separate pot. Keep it at a medium simmer.
  • In a small pot, heat four tablespoons of oil until it’s shimmering and smoking lightly
  • Add ginger, garlic, sesame seeds, and pepper flakes to the oil, stir, and remove from heat. (Note: These will sizzle.)
  • Add the vinegar, soy sauces, sugar, Sichuan peppercorn powder, black pepper, sesame oil, and chili oil to the blessed oil
  • Divide the oil / spice mixture into the bottom of two soup bowls
  • Add the greens to the soup bowl, and stir to coat.
  • Pour the hot stock into the bowl, and mix well.
  • Add the cooked noodles, and top with the scallions, cilantro, and roasted peanuts.
  • Taste, Season and Balance Flavors

Notes

This is more of an assembly job than an actual recipe. Nonetheless, it is a winter's feast.
One can use just about any fresh green here, bok choy, kale, mustard, etc.  Just wash well, remove the stems then roll and chiffonade to reasonable widths.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 309kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 14gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 683mgPotassium: 557mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 560IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Noodles, Soup, Spicy
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