1. The origin of braised noodles:

The word " braised noodles" in braised noodles is a homophonic pronunciation of the word "lu", which means "noodles sold on the roadside." White Horse Temple was founded in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was the first temple built after Buddhism was introduced to China. It is known as the "Ancestral Temple of Shiyuan" by Chinese and foreign Buddhist circles.

It is said that after the temple was built, people rushed to tell each other. More than a thousand people came to Baima Temple to worship every day, and the catering business around Baima Temple also boomed. The most popular fast food at that time was Luoyang braised noodles. People set up stalls on the roadside to sell food, which was called "pavement" at that time.

2. Henan Braised Noodles is a famous local dish that is full of color, flavor and flavor. This snack is made by steaming and mixing various ingredients into stewed soup, noodles, and side dishes. It has a history of nearly two thousand years and is the earliest fast food in the world. It looks golden, chews chewy, and smells delicious. The fragrance.

Extended information:

Production steps:

1. First heat the pot, heat the water over high heat, and use the boiling time to add the noodles. Mix the vegetable oil evenly. It is best to use cooked oil. Mixing it evenly can prevent the steamed noodles from sticking.

2. After mixing well, put the noodles evenly on the steamer. After the water boils, put the noodles on the steamer, cover the lid and steam over high heat. The steaming time is 10 minutes. The steam will start counting the time.

3. Next, use the steaming noodles time to start making the soup. Heat the pan and cool it with oil. Add the pork belly and stir-fry. Keep frying until the pork belly is fried, so that it will not be greasy. Stir-fry the pork belly. When the outer skin is slightly yellow, pour it out to control the oil. You can also add the ingredients and stir-fry directly without pouring out the oil. This will make the noodles more fragrant.

4. Add base oil to the pot and sauté the star anise and Sichuan peppercorns until fragrant, then add the onions and ginger and sauté until fragrant. Finally, add the pork belly and stir-fry evenly. Then add soy sauce and stir-fry until it is coloured. At this time, the soy sauce can be used Add a little more, the color of the braised noodles depends entirely on soy sauce, then add the beans, soybean sprouts and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the celery and stir-fry until fragrant.

5. Stir-fry 3 kinds of vegetables until they are tender and turn green. Add 800 grams of water. The noodles used here are 4 pounds. Then add salt, chicken essence, monosodium glutamate, pepper, and thirteen spices for seasoning. , the amount of salt should be heavier, otherwise the stewed noodles will not taste rich enough when steamed. Turn off the heat after the soup in the pot boils for 2 minutes.

6. At this time, the noodles are also steamed. Shake the steamed noodles with chopsticks while they are hot, then pour the prepared marinade on top of the noodles, and mix evenly with chopsticks to make the noodles fully cooked. Absorb the flavor juice. If you like a softer texture, you can add a little more marinade.

7. Then put the mixed noodles on the steamer and continue steaming on high heat for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, put the steamed noodles in the steamer and mix well.

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