Chongqing Xiao Mian

Name: Chongqing Xiao Mian
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 200g fresh wheat noodles; 2 tbsp chilli oil with flakes; 1/2 tsp ground Sichuan pepper; 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp black vinegar; 2 garlic cloves, crushed, and ginger water; Zhacai or yacai (preserved vegetable), chopped; Crushed roasted peanuts and spring onions; A few leaves of greens

重庆小面/chong ching shyow myen/

Also known as: Chongqing Noodles, Chongqing Small Noodles, Chongqing Spicy Noodles

About this dish

Wheat noodles in a fiery, numbing sauce of chilli oil, Sichuan pepper, garlic and preserved vegetables.

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Ingredients

🍜200g fresh wheat noodles

🌶️2 tbsp chilli oil with flakes

🌸1/2 tsp ground Sichuan pepper

🫙1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp black vinegar

🧄2 garlic cloves, crushed, and ginger water

🥬Zhacai or yacai (preserved vegetable), chopped

🥜Crushed roasted peanuts and spring onions

🥬A few leaves of greens

Method

Serves 3

Put the chilli oil, Sichuan pepper, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and preserved vegetable in a bowl.

Add a ladle of hot stock or noodle water.

Boil the noodles and greens until just cooked.

Add them to the bowl.

Top with peanuts and spring onions and mix well.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Chongqing xiao mian ('small noodles') is the city's everyday breakfast, sold in countless tiny noodle shops.

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