Taiwanese Rice Noodle Soup

Instructions

Prepare the Ingredientd

• 1)

  Soak shiitake mushrooms in water for at least 30 minutes. Then, squeeze out the juice. Thinly slice the mushroom.

• 2)

  Peel off the skin and julienne the shallot

• 3)

  With the green onion, cut it into shorter pieces, about 1 inch or 1 and ½ inches. Separate the white parts and the green parts. Smash the white parts with your knife and then cut in half lengthwise. Julienne the green parts

• 4)

  Thinly sliced the pork sirloin. Cut against the grain.

• 5)

  To prepare the rice noodle, first, bring a pot of water to a boil. When the water comes to a boil, add the rice noodle in and turn off the heat. Let the rice noodle sit in hot water for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, drain out the water. With the scissors, cut the rice noodle following a plus sign so it’s easier to eat with chopsticks later.

Cook the Noodle Soup

• 1)

  In a pan, add 1 tbsp of vegetable oil and sauté shallot on medium-high heat until the shallot is soft and fragrant.

• 2)

  Add the shiitake mushroom and sauté together with the shallot.

• 3)

  When the shallot and mushroom turn golden brown, pour in 1 tbsp of soy sauce. Stir well.

• 4)

  Add the pork and sauté everything until the meat is no longer pink.

• 5)

  Add the white parts of the green onion.

• 6)

  Pour 4 cups of water in the pan. Give it a good stir, then increase the heat and bring everything to a boil.

• 7)

  When the water starts to boil, add the rice noodle and let it cook it the soup for 1 minute. After 1 minute, move the noodle into your serving bowls.

• 8)

  Add the bean sprouts into the soup and blanch for about 30 seconds. Take the bean sprouts out and place them in the noodle bowls.

• 9)

  Pour 1 tsp of salt into the soup and add the remaining green parts of the green onion. Give the soup one last stir and turn off the heat.

Serve

• 1)

  Pour the soup into 2 noodle bowls. Your Taiwanese rice noodle soup is now ready to be served. Enjoy!