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Hand toen noodle soup with veggies.
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5 from 1 vote

Taiwanese Hand Torn Noodle Soup

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Resting time20 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main dish, Taiwanese
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Author: Edwina

Ingredients

Dough

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoon tapioca flour/starch optional
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup water
  • vegetable oil

Soup

  • 4-6 shiitake mushroom pre-soaked for at least 1 hour
  • salt
  • 2 tablespoon dried shrimp washed and finely chopped
  • 5 oz pork belly, cut into sticks 140 g
  • 2 medium carrots cut into batons or other shapes of your choice
  • 3 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice cooking wine optional
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • 6 cups chicken stock/broth
  • baby bok choy or veggies of your choice
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper powder
  • ¼ cup crispy fried shallot
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil

Topping

  • chopped cilantro
  • thinly sliced scallion
  • crispy fried shallot
  • white pepper powder
  • chili sauce

Instructions

  • Make the dough
  • Add half of the flour, tapioca flour/starch, and salt into the water and mix together before adding the rest of the flour and mixing/kneading until a ball is formed. Coat with a thin layer of oil, cover and let it rest for 20 minutes.
  • Make the soup
  • Gently squeeze out the water in mushroom, trim of the stems and slice thinly. Toss with a pinch of salt and set aside.
  • Heat a dutch oven over medium heat and add pork belly, cooking until the fat has rendered.
  • Add mushroom and dried shrimp and saute for 1-2 minutes until it's aromatic.
  • Add carrots and sauce and saute for another 30 seconds.
  • Add soy sauce, rice cooking wine and sugar, and cook for about 10 seconds to allow the heat to bring out the aroma before adding chicken stock/broth
  • Cover and let it cook until it boils
  • Tear the noodle
  • Put the dough on a working surface, roll the dough out to be 1⁄4" thick (do it in two batches if the working surface is not big enough).
  • Cut the dough into about 1"~2" strips before tear them into small pieces.
  • Cook noodle
  • Add the noodles into the boiling soup and cook for 1-2 minutes or until the noodle floats.
  • Add bok choy and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Finally, add white pepper powder and sesame oil and salt to taste.
  • Top with toppings of your choice and enjoy!