Crossing the bridge noodles
Crossing the bridge noodles, from above
Non vegYunnan

Crossing the bridge noodles

A scalding chicken broth that cooks thin slices of meat and noodles right at the table.

150 minTime
48 gProtein each
mildSpice
The scholar's wife2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayRich broth that cooks raw toppings at the table.
The original
652kcalsame
48 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
150minutessame

Guo qiao mi xian, the famous noodle of Mengzi, Yunnan.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken bones for stock1 kg chicken carcass, feet and wings, plus a few pork bones
Gingera thumb
Water10 cups
Saltto taste
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)chicken fat or oil, for the top
Rice noodles300 g round rice noodles, cooked
Chicken, boneless150 g breast, sliced paper thin
Fish100 g fillet, sliced paper thin
Egg4, or quail eggs
Napa cabbage (wombok, chinese leaf)a few leaves
Chinese sausage1, sliced thin, or ham
Firm tofutofu skin or tofu, sliced
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, chopped
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Simmer the bones with ginger for 2 hours, skimming, to make a rich broth. Season.
  2. 2Arrange the raw sliced chicken, fish, eggs, sausage, tofu, cabbage, noodles and herbs on small plates.
  3. 3Heat the bowls with boiling water. Bring broth to a fierce boil and pour into the bowls, then add a spoon of hot oil on top.
  4. 4At the table, add raw meats first, then eggs, vegetables and noodles, stirring until the meat is cooked through and no pink remains.
Serve it like this

Bring a large heated bowl of scalding broth to each diner with the toppings on small plates around it, to add in order: meat, eggs, greens, noodles.

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