"Che Zai Mian" is a cheap type of noodle dish that is popular in Hong Kong.Noodle dish.In the 1950s, when living standards in Hong Kong were low, "Che Zai Mian" was the most common type of noodle dish sold by street vendors. This is a dish with historical significance for Hong Kong people. Today, while street vendors have diversified, "Che Zai Mian" has also found its way into shops and canteens.

What is "Che Zai Mian"?

As mentioned in the previous text, "Che Zai Mian" became popular in Hong Kong in the 1950s. The ingredients of "Che Zai Mian" at that time included soup, noodles, and various toppings. Common toppings included fish balls, meatballs, pork skin, pork blood, and vegetables like carrots.Modern "Che Zai Mian" also features more upscale ingredients and a wider variety of noodles, such as thin noodles, thick noodles, oil noodles, rice noodles, glass noodles, and udon noodles. The soup options include clear broth, beef broth, and chili sauce."Che Zai Mian" RecipeIngredients:1 pig's trotters, 3 pieces of pork skin, marinated.1 piece of beef, 8 fish balls, 1 bundle of wide noodles, a small amount of spinach, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, dried chili peppers, ginger slices, rock sugar, and soy sauce.Method:1. Boil and wash the pig's trotters and pork skin, then set aside.2. Heat oil in a pot, add star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, dried chili peppers, and ginger slices. Sauté until fragrant, then add the pig's trotters.3. Add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and cook until the pig's trotters are browned, then add water and simmer for about 2 cm.4. Add rock sugar, pork skin, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until cooked.5. Boil water in a pot, add wide noodles and fish balls, cook until done, then drain and place in a bowl.6. Slice the marinated beef, pork skin, and pig's trotters, and place them on top of the noodles. Drizzle with the broth from cooking the pig's trotters.Tips:

The ingredients can be customized. You can use beef brisket, chicken wings, beef intestines, etc.

XO "Che Zai Mian"Ingredients:

1 package of "Che Zai Mian", 1 package of XO sauce, oil, chopped green onions.Method:1. Bring water to a boil in a pot, add chopped green onions.2. Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook until done, then drain and place in a bowl.3. Heat the XO sauce in a pot to soften it.4. Place the sauce on top of the noodles and mix with chopped green onions.SpinachA pinch of,Star aniseCinnamon, star anise, bay leaves, dried chiliChili，GingerSlices, rock sugarSoy sauce.

Instructions

1. First, blanch and wash the pig trotters for later use;

2. Heat oil in a pot, add star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, dried chili, and ginger slices to sauté, then add the pig trotters to stir-fry;

3. Add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and cooking wine, stir-fry until the pig trotters are colored, add water and stir-fry the pig trotters for about 2 cm;

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

5. Bring water to a boil in a pot, add wide noodles and fish balls, and cook until done, then remove and place in a bowl;

6. Place the braisedBeef tripeCut into slices, pig trotters and pig skin on top of the noodles, and drizzle with the braising sauce.

Tips

Ingredients can be changed at will, beef brisket,Chicken wings，Large intestineetc.

XO Char Siu Noodles

Ingredients

One package of Char Siu Noodles, one package of XO sauce, oil, chopped green onions.

Instructions

1. Add water to a pot and boil, add green onion,

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

3. Place the XO sauce packet in the pot to soften it;

4. Place the sauce on top of the Char Siu Noodles and mix with chopped green onions.