Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, chinese birthday noodles. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Chinese Birthday Noodles is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Chinese Birthday Noodles is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have chinese birthday noodles using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chinese Birthday Noodles:
- Take 250 gr homemade Chinese egg noodles
- Get 1.5 Tbsp oyster sauce
- Make ready 2 Tbsp sweet soy sauce
- Take 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
- Prepare 5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- Take 8 beef meatballs, halved
- Prepare 200 gr shrimp, peeled, deveined
- Make ready 150 gr chicken, diced
- Take 2 eggs, beaten
- Make ready 2 carrots, julienned
- Prepare 150 gr green mustard, cut into pieces
- Take 50 ml water
- Prepare 1 tsp salt or to taste
- Get 1/2 tsp white pepper powder or to taste
- Prepare 10 quail eggs, boiled, peeled, fried until browned
- Get fried shallots to taste for sprinkling
In China, there is an ancient tradition that is still in practice today. Instead of having a cake, many might be enjoying birthday noodles. Birthday noodles or 寿面 (shòumiàn) are not just ordinary noodles. They literally mean "long-life noodles" and it is believed that the longer the noodles, the bigger the wish for long life.
Instructions to make Chinese Birthday Noodles:
- Soak egg noodles with boiling water. Let stand for a while until soft. Drain well.
- Coat the noodles with oyster sauce and sweet soy sauce. Set aside. - Heat the vegetable oil. Saute garlic until fragrant.
- Add beef meatballs, chicken and shrimp. Cook until it changes color. Set it aside on the edge of the pan.
- Add eggs. Stir to make scrambled eggs.
- Add carrots and mustard greens. Cook until wilted.
- Add noodles, salt and pepper. Add water. Stir well. Cook until done. Adjust to taste.
- Remove from the heat. Place it on a serving plate. Garnish quail eggs and sprinkle with fried onions. Serve warm. Yum 😋
Birthday noodles or 寿面 (shòumiàn) are not just ordinary noodles. They literally mean "long-life noodles" and it is believed that the longer the noodles, the bigger the wish for long life. Misua is a thin, wheat-based vermicelli noodle originating from the Fujian province in China (where my family's originally from). The noodles represent longevity and are sometimes labeled as 'long-life' noodles, hoping to bring long life to the recipient. Noodles on Your Birthday — Chinese Birthday Traditions and Superstitions.
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