Sunday, February 13, 2022

Cong You Mian

HM made this for us and it was beyond delicious. I wanted to try my hand at it but it did not come out nearly as well, so I will have to play with it. I used olive oil instead of cooking oil and the noodles were from Amazing Oriental and weren't just flour and water (they had sugar and other ingredients in them). The cong were very big (how does that change the flavor?). Or perhaps I didn't use enough noodles, as they came out very dark. The cong you (scallion oil) flavor was not as strong in mine - perhaps I didn't cook them long enough.

  • 4 T cooking oil
  • 5 stalks scallions, cut into long sections (about 50 g)
  • 2 T soy sauce
  • 2 T dark soy sauce
  • 2 t sugar
  • 400 g dried thin, round noodles
  1. Pour oil in wok. Add white parts of scallions. Simmer over medium low heat until they wrinkle. Add the green part. Continue to cook until they turn brown, about 10 min. Remove scallions.
  2. Add soy sauces and sugar. Cook until the sauce starts to bubble. Remove from heat.
  3. Cook the noodles. Drain and rinse briefly. 
  4. Put noodles in oil and stir to evenly coat. 
  5. Portion out to 4 serving bowls. Top with the fried spring onion and optional cooked vegetables.  

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