Long Life Noodle Recipe, a Must-Have Dish during Chinese New Year

Illustration of long-life noodles (photo: Pixabay)

YOGYAKARTA - Long-life noodles (Siu Mie) are one of the dishes that must be present in the Chinese New Year celebration. The habit of eating this dish during the Chinese New Year is said to have been carried out since the Han Dynasty.

According to the Food & Wine website, in Chinese tradition, longevity noodles are considered a food that symbolizes luck, prosperity, and, as the name implies, longevity.

Siu mue is actually a typical Chinese egg noodles processed with a mixture of soy sauce, sesame oil, and peanut oil. Plus, fresh chestnuts and capers.

Long Life Noodle Recipe

If you want to make noodles that last a long time during Chinese New Year, here is a recipe for long-life noodles that you can follow:

Ingredients to make long-life noodles

2 liters of water 360 grams of bean sprouts 1 ½ teaspoon of kosher salt 224 grams of Chinese egg noodles 59 milliliters of chicken broth 1 tablespoon + ½ teaspoon of soy sauce 1 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil 1 tablespoon of peanut oil 1 centimeter of fresh ginger (pureed) 113 grams of fresh peas (remove the string) 3 fresh water chestnuts (peel and slice)

How to make noodles that last a long time:

Boil about 2 liters of water in a large pot until it boils. Add the bean sprouts and soak for about 10 seconds until the texture is crispy but still soft. Remove the bean sprouts, then dip them in cold water for ± 30 seconds and drain. Add salt to the boiling water, then boil the noodles while stirring until cooked and tender for about a minute. After that, remove and drain the noodles, rinse with cold water for about a minute, then drain again. Prepare a separate bowl, then mix the broth, soy sauce, and sesame oil until mixed evenly. Set aside as a sauce. Heat the peanut oil in a wok with a large fire. Add the ginger and stir until the aroma comes out for about 10 seconds. Add the kidney beans, then cook while stirring for about a minute. Add the chestnuts and stir for about 30 seconds. Add the bean sprouts, then cook until slightly wilted for about a minute. Pour the prepared sauce into the wok and stir until evenly mixed. Add the noodles, then cook for about two minutes until the noodles absorb the seasoning well. Remove the ginger from the wok, then add the soy sauce to taste. Make taste corrections before the noodles are ready to serve.

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