"Che Zai Mian" is a cheap type of noodle dish popular in Hong Kong.Noodle dish.In the 1950s, when Hong Kong's living standards were low, "Che Zai Mian" was the most common type of noodle dish sold by street vendors. It is a food with historical significance for Hong Kong people, and today, while street vendors have diversified, "Che Zai Mian" has also entered restaurants and canteens.

What is "Che Zai Mian"?

As mentioned earlier, "Che Zai Mian" appeared in Hong Kong in the 1950s. The basic components of "Che Zai Mian" at that time were soup, noodles, and ingredients. Common ingredients included fish balls, meatballs, pig skin, pig blood, and vegetables like carrots.Modern "Che Zai Mian" also has more upscale versions with a wider variety of ingredients and noodle choices, such as thin noodles, thick noodles, oil noodles, rice noodles, glass noodles, and wheat noodles. The soup options include clear soup, beef broth, and chili sauce."Che Zai Mian" RecipeIngredients:Prepare:Pig trotters, 1Pig skin, 3 pieces, braisedBeef, 1 pieceFish balls, 8Wide noodles, 1 bundleSpinach, a small amountStar anise, 1Clove, 1Cinnamon, bay leaf, dried chili peppers

Ginger, sliced

Sugar,Soy sauce

Method:1. First, blanch and wash the pig trotters, then set aside.2. Heat oil in a pot, add star anise, clove, cinnamon, dried chili peppers, and ginger slices to sauté. Then add the pig trotters and stir-fry.3. Add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and cooking wine, and when the pig trotters turn color, add water and cook until the pig trotters are about 2 cm.4. Add sugar, pig skin, and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until cooked.5. Boil water in a pot, add wide noodles and fish balls, cook until cooked, then drain and place in a bowl.6. Cut the braised beef into slices, place the pig trotters, pig skin, and noodles in a bowl, and pour the broth over it.TipsIngredients can be changed at will, such as beef brisket, chicken wings, and beef intestines.XO "Che Zai Mian"Ingredients:，"Che Zai Mian" 1 package, XO sauce 1 package, oil, chopped green onions.Method:1. Boil water in a pot, add chopped green onions, and bring to a boil.2. Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook until cooked, then drain and place in a bowl.

3. Heat the XO sauce in a pot to soften it.

4. Pour the sauce over the noodles and mix with chopped green onions.

2 Pour oil in a pot, add star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, dried chilies, and ginger slices, stir-fry until fragrant, then add the pig's feet and stir-fry.

3 Then add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and cooking wine, add water when the pig's feet are browned, and stir-fry until the pig's feet are about 2 cm in size.

4 Add sugar, pig skin, and bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer until cooked.

5 Boil water in a pot, add wide noodles and fish balls, and cook until tender, then remove and place in a bowl.

6 Add the braised sauceBeef tripeSliced pork skin, fish and pig's feet, and pork skin to the noodles, and drizzle with the sauce from cooking the pig's feet.

Tips

The ingredients can be changed at will, such as beef brisket,Chicken wings,，Large intestine,etc.

XO Noodles

Ingredients

One package of XO noodles, one package of XO sauce, oil, and chopped green onions.

Instructions

1 Add water to the pot, and add green onion tops, bring to a boil;

2 Add the noodles to the pot and cook until tender, then remove and place in a bowl;

3 Place the XO sauce in the pot and heat it to soften the sauce;

4 Pour the sauce over the noodles, and sprinkle with chopped green onions and mix.