Chao Liangyu Zhusun Mian

Name: Chao Liangyu Zhusun Mian (Noodle Soup With Catfish And Bamboo Shoots)
Yield: Serves 4 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 450 g/1 lb fresh catfish fillets or any firm, white-fleshed fish fillets such as cod, halibut, haddock, scrod or red snapper, or sole; 2 teaspoons cornflour; 1 egg, beaten; 2 teaspoons salt; 25 g/1 oz Chinese dried black mushrooms; 450 g/1 lb fresh Chinese noodles; 850 ml/1½ pt chicken stock; 3 tablespoons peanut oil; 1½ tablespoons peanut oil; 2 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions; 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger root; 125 g/4 oz bamboo shoots, finely shredded; 2 tablespoons dried rice wine or dry sherry; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Noodle Soup With Catfish And Bamboo Shoots

Preparation info

Serves
4
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

Fish provides much of the animal protein in the traditional Chinese diet. Whenever possible, a family or certainly a cooperative farm will have its own fish pond. While many varieties are raised, a very popular variety is catfish.

One evening in Hangzhou, I particularly enjoyed this hot soup of catfish with bamboo shoots in a sauce over noodles. It is a perfect quick meal and is a standard item in food stalls: the chicken broth is already prepared, the noodles are ready fo

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Asia
China
Noodles

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