Prep time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Serves: 2
INGREDIENTS
Hot and Sour Soup Base
-
3-4 tsp
gochugaru adjust according to desired heat (see notes)
-
2 tbsp
minced garlic
-
4 tsp
sugar to taste
2 tbsp
neutral cooking oil avocado, sunflower, grapeseed, etc
3 tbsp
soy sauce to taste
2 tsp
oyster sauce
4 tbsp
Chinese black vinegar
0.5 tsp
ground white pepper
1 tsp
toasted sesame seeds
Dumplings and Noodles
12-16
frozen dumplings I used frozen Chinese vegetable dumplings
2 portion
wheat noodles of choice around 60g per bundle/serving
To Finish
2-3 cups
stock
- 4 tsp sesame oil to finish
For Toppings
- Chopped green onions or coriander
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place the dumplings for steaming
- Boil water in a pot for the noodles
- Boil/heat stock in a different pot
- In a large heat proof bowl, place
3-4 tsp
gochugaru or chili powder
2 tbsp
minced garlic
4 tsp
sugar, Mix well.
- Heat a small pot over medium heat. Add
2 tbsp
oil. Heat over medium heat till it smokes
- Turn off the heat and immediately pour the hot oil over the gochugaru-sugar-garlic mix. Mix well.
- Add to it
3 tbsp
soy sauce
2 tsp
oyster sauce
4 tbsp
Chinese black vinegar/mirin
0.5 tsp
white pepper
1 tsp
sesame seeds
- Add noodles for cooking and strain and keep them aside
- Divide soup base equally in two bowls
- Scoop
1 to 1.5 cups
of the hot stock from the pot in each bowl.
- Pour into the bowl with the noodles and dumplings.
- Mix to evenly distribute the soup base into the liquid.
- Finish with sesame oil and top with green onions