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Danzai Noodles

Name: Danzai Noodles
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Taiwan
Ingredients: 200g Thin Alkaline Noodles; 150g Ground Pork; 6 Shrimp (shell-on); 2 cloves Garlic; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; A pinch Five Spice Powder; A pinch Bean sprouts; A pinch Garlic chives

Noodles

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Noodles in a shrimp broth topped with braised minced pork — a small bowl from Tainan.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Danzai noodles come from Tainan in southern Taiwan; 'danzai' refers to a shoulder pole, from the fishermen who once carried noodle stalls on poles to sell. A broth made from shrimp shells is topped with sweet-savory braised minced pork (rou zao), shrimp, and garlic chives in a small bowl. Since portions are small, the Tainan way is to enjoy several dishes along with other Taiwanese food.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a long-established stall in Tainan, small bowls of danzai noodles are ladled one after another as locals hop between several dishes.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Thin Alkaline Noodles 200g
Ground Pork 150g
Shrimp (shell-on) 6
Garlic 2 cloves
Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
Five Spice Powder A pinch
Bean sprouts A pinch
Garlic chives A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Toast the shrimp shells, add water, and simmer about 10 minutes to make shrimp stock. Boil the shrimp meat separately.
Fry the ground pork with garlic, add soy sauce, five-spice powder, and water, and simmer on low until thick to make rou zao.
Boil the noodles, drain, and put in bowls.
Pour over the shrimp stock and top with the rou zao.
Add the boiled shrimp, bean sprouts, and garlic chives.

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