Tainan
Danzai noodles
A small bowl with a big story: noodles, prawn and slow braised pork from Tainan's fishing families.
60 minTime
25 gProtein each
mildSpice
The shoulder pole noodles3 chapters · 2 min readMake it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original443kcal
25 gprotein
3 gfibre
60minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Fry the shallots in the oil on low heat for 8 minutes until golden and crisp. Lift out and keep the oil.
- 2Fry the pork in the shallot oil for 5 minutes, breaking it up, until cooked with no pink. Add most of the garlic for 30 seconds.
- 3Add the soy sauces, sugar, five spice, pepper, water and half the crisp shallots. Cover and simmer gently 30 minutes, stirring now and then.
- 4Bring the stock to a boil. Cook the prawns in it for 2 to 3 minutes until pink and curled, then lift out and peel, leaving the tails.
- 5Blanch the noodles and sprouts in boiling water for 1 minute and drain into small bowls.
- 6Ladle in the hot stock, top with a spoon of braised pork, a prawn, the remaining raw garlic, a dash of black vinegar, coriander and crisp shallots.
Serve it like this
Serve in small bowls with the prawn perched on top of the pork and crisp shallots scattered over.
