According to Chinese culture, eating long noodles is believed to bring prosperity and longevity. This traditional belief has led to the creation of a specific type of noodle named "longevity noodles / 长寿面" These noodles are often served during special occasions such as birthday celebrations and Chinese New Year’s Eve.
The longevity noodles dish is a must-have dish during the reunion dinner. As family members from near and far journey home to be together again, they recount old stories and share new experiences in different places.
This recipe is perfect for the upcoming Chinese New Year. It's a noodle dish that can also be enjoyed daily.
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Recipe:
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Ingredients A
300g longevity noodles
2 pieces of fish cakes (sliced)
6 medium size prawns
100g sliced pork (marinate with 1/4 tsp salt and one tsp of light soy sauce)
5 Baby bok choy
10 sweet peas
Half a medium size carrot (shredded)
5 dried Shitake mushrooms (soaked and cut into pieces)
40 g Chinese chives (cut into one-inch sections)
1 tbsp chopped garlic
4 tbsp of vegetable oil
Salt to taste
Half a cup of chicken broth
Ingredients B
1.5 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 tsp ground white pepper
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Method
Prepare the noodles
- Bring water to a boil in a stock pot or large wok.
- Place the longevity noodles in the boiling water to blanch for the duration as stated on the packaging.
- Once the noodles start to turn soft, remove the noodles from the boiling water and transfer them to a pot of cold water to stop further cooking. - Lastly, remove the noodles from the cold water and set aside for later use.
Prepare the ingredients
- Prepare the chopped garlic.
- Cut the fish cakes into slices, about half a centimeter thick.
- Clean the prawns, devein them, and remove their shells.
- Cut the pork tenderloin into thin slices. Mariabte with salt and light soy sauce.
- Clean the baby bok choy. Cut them in half lengthwise.
- Cut the carrot into small strips
- Remove the fibrous strings of the sweet peas.
- Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms and cut them into thick slices.
- Cut the Chinese chives into one-inch sections.
- Mix all the ingredients B in the recipe below to make the sauce for the noodles.
Stir-fry the ingredients for the Longevity noodles
- Heat the vegetable oil in the wok or a large skillet, then to stir-fry the prawns until they change color. Remove.
- Stir-fry the pork and add the chopped garlic midway through cooking.
- Add the fish cakes and mushrooms when the pork is cooked. You can add splashes of water if it's too dry.
- Include the bok choy and carrot. Pour half a cup of chicken broth to cook the veggies, and add the prepared sauce (Ingredients B)
- Add the sweet peas and Chinese chives when the chicken broth has reduced.
- Return the cooked noodles to the wok and mix thoroughly.
- Do a taste test and adjust by adding salt or other seasonings if required. Dish out and serve.
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