Sichuan cold noodles - Liang mian
Sichuan cold noodles - Liang mian

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, sichuan cold noodles - liang mian. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Sichuan cold noodles - Liang mian is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Sichuan cold noodles - Liang mian is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

A great summer dish, this Sichuan street snack can be found throughout China. It's got a nice sweet, sour, and savory sauce with an optional spicy kick. Cold noodles, or liang mian, are actually room temperature and are their own category of treat in Sichuan.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have sichuan cold noodles - liang mian using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sichuan cold noodles - Liang mian:
  1. Get 200 g dry wheat noodles
  2. Take Sesame oil
  3. Make ready Sauce
  4. Prepare 2 tbsp Chinese sesame paste or
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp peanut butter and 2 tsp sesame oil
  6. Take 1 tbsp Sichuan chilli flake oil
  7. Get 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
  8. Get 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  9. Make ready 2 tsp dark soy sauce
  10. Make ready 2 tsp sugar
  11. Take Powdered Sichuan pepper or oil of necessary
  12. Take Ingredients (one or several), 200g in total
  13. Get Cucumber
  14. Prepare Carrot
  15. Get Bean sprouts
  16. Get Leafy greens
  17. Make ready Fried tofu
  18. Prepare Garnish (one or several)
  19. Take Garlic
  20. Get Scallions
  21. Make ready Toasted peanuts
  22. Prepare Coriander

So this is liang mian (凉面), literally "cold noodles," a simple but wonderful dish that has its origin in Sichuan Province. It's one of those foods where every street vendor, every restaurant, every Sichuanese cook will have their own recipe. So you should experiment and make it your own. Actually, I was surprised the noodles were served cold, which is a rarity especially with East Asian food.

Instructions to make Sichuan cold noodles - Liang mian:
  1. Mix together the sauce ingredients in a pot. Add a little water if it's too thick. Adjust sweetness, hotness, numbness and tartness to taste
  2. Shred the vegetables and slice the tofu
  3. Boil the noodles according to instructions. When 2 minutes remain add the vegetables and tofu (if using) and mix thoroughly
  4. Drain and toss with a little sesame oil to prevent the noodles from sticking together
  5. Let cool then refrigerate (large batches can be prepared and kept ready). I tend to have the first serving hot though!
  6. Chop the garnishes roughly
  7. Divide the sauce in 4 bowls. Add the noodle-vegetable-tofu mix, then sprinkle the garnishes on top
  8. Serve with extra chilli flake oil. Have each guest mix their noodles with the sauce thoroughly before eating!

But it made sense because Taiwan can get pretty darn hot in the summer and nobody wants to eat a hot bowl of noodles when the humidity and outside temperature is at its peak. Liang Mian. (Chinese cold sesame noodles). This noodle dish originated in the Szechuan countryside. It comes together in a snap and tastes great. A Taiwanese version, called ma jiang mian, has a sauce that is a little soupier.

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