Best Hot And Sour Rice Noodles Recipes

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HOT AND SOUR RICE NOODLES



Hot and Sour Rice Noodles image

The Hot and Sour Rice Noodles are very popular in Sichuan and Guizhou province of China. It is very spicy and hot. In China, it is not a main dish. It's more like snacks. There are many street selling and night markets sell this kind of snacks in China. It is said that in the times of the Three Kingdoms, when the three sworn brothers were taking oath, they chose the sweet potato vermicelli as their main dish. They were hoping their brotherhood could be as long as the vermicelli. They made it spicy and sour, because they would like to say no matter life is sweet or bitter, they had no fear of the coming future. Since then, what they ate developed to the Hot and Sour Rice Noodles.

Provided by CarlChen

Categories     Szechuan

Time 1h30m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

130 g sweet potato vermicelli
2 pak choi
1 chicken leg
4 cups water
5 cups hot water
3 teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon thick broad bean sauce
1 teaspoon chinese red pepper powder
2 teaspoons five-spice powder
6 teaspoons sunflower oil
2 teaspoons light soy sauce
10 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons white sesame seeds
10 peanuts
6 coriander
4 garlic

Steps:

  • Soak the vermicelli in hot water for 30 minutes. It must be fully soaked.
  • Boil the chicken leg for 15 to 30 minutes. We are not going to use the leg. We are going to need the soup. You can use the leg for other dishes. In my recipes, there is one dish which particularly needs boiled chicken leg. It is called Spicy and Sour Shredded Chicken. It is a cold dish. If you don't want to use the chicken leg, you can use hot water as the soup.
  • During the time when the vermicelli is soaking, we could prepare the others. Hand shred the pak choi into pieces. Peel the garlic skin off and chop it into minces. Rind the peanuts( I used peanuts, but feel free to directly use peanut kernel. make sure that you keep the red skin). Cut the coriander into 2 cm long.
  • Use a pan to warm the sesame seeds. Make sure that you use the smallest fire, but cook it for 5 to 10 minutes.
  • You could use the same pan to fry the peanut kernels. Firstly, put 2 teaspoons of sunflower oil and warm it. Put the peanut kernel in, and cook it again for 5 to 10 minutes. Again, use medium or small fire.
  • Now, all the preparations are done. If you like soft vermicelli, you can boil it for 5 minutes. If you like hard ones, then just skip it. However, you need to boil the pak choi for 1-2 minutes. After that, pour all water away, put the vermicelli in a bowl and put the boiled pak choi on it.
  • Put 4 teaspoons of sunflower oil into a wok. Warm it, and then put in cayenne pepper and thick broad bean sauce( If you really like spicy like I do, 1 teaspoon of thick broad bean sauce wouldn't be enough, you can put more. I put 5). Make sure that you use the smallest fire.
  • Wait till the cayenne pepper and thick broad bean sauce are dissolved in the oil, and you can see the oil turned to red. Put in the chicken soup which is made before( hot water would also be fine).
  • Change the fire into the biggest, and wait till the soup is boiled. Put in the Chinese red pepper powder, five spice powder, light soy sauce, rice vinegar( other vinegar is also fine, just make sure it is dark one, not the white one), and salt. Cook for 30-60 seconds more, and turn off the fire.
  • Pour the soup into the bowl with vermicelli till the soup overflow the vermicelli. Last, put in the warmed sesame seeds, the fried peanuts, the chopped garlic, and the coriander. Actually, these four are not necessary. You can choose according to your tastes.
  • Enjoy your Hot and Sour Rice Noodles. If it is not hot enough, you can put more cayenne pepper. If it is not Sour enough, you can put more vinegar. It is OK to add more of these two things afterwards.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 729.9, Fat 27.4, SaturatedFat 5.2, Cholesterol 69.3, Sodium 2204.6, Carbohydrate 91.5, Fiber 6, Sugar 3.4, Protein 32.9

HOT AND SOUR SHRIMP SOUP WITH NOODLES AND THAI HERBS



Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup with Noodles and Thai Herbs image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Yield Makes 4 main dish or 8 small s

Number Of Ingredients 16

8-ounces dried rice noodles (flat, fettuccine-shaped)
1 pound medium shrimp
Salt
Few drops sesame oil
2 quarts chicken stock, preferably fresh
6 thin slices fresh galangal or fresh ginger
6 garlic cloves, smashed
2 stalks lemongrass (bottom third only, sliced thinly on the bias)
5 shallots, sliced
4 small serrano chile peppers, coarsely shredded, including seeds
1/4 cup Thai or Vietnamese fish sauce
3 teaspoons sugar
1/4 cup whole fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup lightly chopped Asian basil leaves
1/3 cups freshly squeezed lime juice
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Soak the noodles in hot water to cover and let stand, about 30 minutes, until soft.
  • Peel the shrimp, reserving the shells. Cut them in half lengthwise, then toss with 1/4 teaspoon salt and the sesame oil, and refrigerate.
  • Bring the stock to a boil with galangal, garlic, and lemongrass. Turn the heat to low and simmer for 35 minutes. Add the shrimp shells and simmer for another 15 to 20 minutes, skimming if necessary. Strain the stock and bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and simmer with the shallots and chiles. Simmer for 15 minutes and add 2 teaspoons of salt, the fish sauce, and the sugar. Continue to simmer.
  • Meanwhile, drain the noodles well and divide among four to eight bowls. Then add the shrimp to the simmering broth. Turn off the heat and stir in the fresh herbs and lime juice.
  • Divide the soup among the soup bowls, sprinkle over the black pepper, and serve.

HOT AND SOUR VEGETABLE RICE NOODLE SOUP



Hot and Sour Vegetable Rice Noodle Soup image

I came up with this today when trying to figure out something to do with a few veggies and a bag of cooked rice noodles that had made it to the end of the food shopping week. We really enjoyed it and it is also pretty healthy too.

Provided by Sarah_Jayne

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

53 fluid ounces vegetarian chicken stock
2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped up
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
1 cup green onion, including the green tops, roughly chopped
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup light soy sauce
1 cup mushroom, thickly sliced
1/2 cup frozen corn
1 cup bamboo shoot, from a jar
2 cups carrots, shredded
1 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
13 1/2 ounces rice noodles, already cooked
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Put the stock, garlic and ginger into a large pot and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes.
  • Add the onions, rice wine vinegar and sauce and bring back to a boil.
  • Add in the mushrooms, corn, bamboo shots,shredded carrots and dried chili flakes. Allow to boil for about 5 minutes.
  • Put the noodles and black pepper into the pot and cook for two or three minutes just until they are warmed up.
  • Divide into bowls and enjoy.

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