7 chinese noodle side Recipes

water, soy sauce, chinese rice wine or medium-dry sherry, light brown sugar, cube peeled fresh ginger , smashed, scallions , white parts smashed with flat side of a large knife and green parts chopped, garlic cloves, smashed, fresh cilantro stems plus 1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro sprigs, asian dried tangerine peel, whole star anise, dried hot red pepper flakes, meaty beef short ribs, reduced-sodium chicken broth (14 oz), dried chinese wheat noodles * or linguine, fresh mung bean sprouts, chinese pickled mustard greens, fresh red chile (optional), thinly sliced

fresh or dry rice noodles, tender cut of steak, thinly sliced in bite-size strips, set aside in refrigerator until use (optional), beef flank, beef meat balls, cut in half or leave whole (optional), ground white pepper, fresh bean sprouts , chinese broccoli long sliced or fresh spinach, short cilantro sprigs, green onions thinly sliced, fried garlic oil - 8 cloves of chopped garlic fried in 1/4 cup of peanut oil for topping, water, star anise or five spices, stalks lemongrass , cut in 2-inch segments and crushed, section fresh or frozen galangal, crushed (or use 6 dried pieces), head garlic cloves, crushed whole for stock, cilantro roots, up tbsp. thick black soy sauce, sea salt, side condiments, sliced hot pepper in vinegar, sugar, hot dried red pepper blended, fish sauce

side pork or fresh bacon, soy sauce, salt, sugar, sherry, ginger, cellophane noodles (fen szu)

dried chinese black mushrooms or dried shiitakes, boneless fatty pork belly (preferably with skin, partially frozen ), peanut oil, chopped shallots (2 medium), dark soy sauce, chinese shaoxing cooking wine or medium-dry sherry, chinese rock sugar (sometimes called rock candy), crushed with bottom of a heavy skillet, water, dried licorice root or 2 turkish bay leaves, salt, chicken stock (or 5 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth plus 1 cup water), fresh mung bean sprouts, dried chinese wheat noodles or rice vermicelli, chopped fresh cilantro (from 2 bunches), chinese black vinegar (preferably chinkiang), minced garlic (about 3 cloves), mashed to a paste with side of a large heavy knife, cooked peeled shrimp

fresh or dried thin asian egg noodles * or capellini, vegetable oil, asian (toasted) sesame oil, two 1/8-inch-thick slices of fresh gingerroot , flattened with the flat side of a heavy knife, scotch, cornstarch, shrimp (about 25), peeled, deveined, rinsed , and squeezed dry gently in a kitchen towel, dried chinese black mushrooms * or dried shiitake mushrooms*, soaked in 1 1/2 cups hot water for 20 minutes, cornstarch, chicken broth, soy sauce, scotch, sugar, asian (toasted) sesame oil, vegetable oil, minced scallion, minced peeled fresh gingerroot, snow peas, each trimmed and cut diagonally into 3 pieces