Saturday, March 12, 2011

The Freezer Find: 榨菜湯麵

I found some pork in the freezer.  I decide to julienne, marinate, and saute it for various use.  You can make many dishes out of the julienned pork.  Julienning is the time consuming part.

As I was julienning the pork, the first thing that came to my mind was to make Pickled Cabbage Noodle Soup (菜湯麵).  It's a classic northern Chinese noodle dish. Flavorful topping in a bowl of noodle soup.  Drizzle sesame oil - add a little bit of chili sauce if you like - and you will be on top of the world!!

It's pretty easy to prepare the topping.  Saute ginger, garlic and the pickled cabbage with a little bit dried red pepper.  Season with salt and white pepper.  Add pork, adjust seasoning and let the flavors incorporate.  You can make in bulk and put them in refrigerator for few days.  Just have the broth and noodle handy and you can feed an army.  Bon appetit!

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