Biang Biang Noodles

 

[noodles]

300 g all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

150g water add slowly, mix with chopstick 

knead 5 min

cover + rest 10 min

knead 10 min till smooth like playdough

cover + rest 10 min

cut into 8 pieces

roll each piece into sausage

oil them up and place on oily plate

cover with cling film and rest for 1-2 hours

[sauce]

tahini

soy

numbing oil (chilli flakes, ground Sichuan pepper, minced garlic, scallions, hot oil) 

sambal

sesame seeds

chekiang vinegar 

[toppings]

spring onions

sesame

cucumber

[noodles, cont'd]

roll each sausage out into rectangle

make indentation with chopstick down middle

bring pot of water to boil

oil working surface

stretch each rectangle out 

then bang on surface 

tear from middle down line

boil 1 min or until floating 

transfer to bowl with a little oil to prevent sticking

mix with sauce and toppings 

[poem]

Apex (丶) rising up to the sky,

Over Two bends (冖) by Yellow River's side.

Character "Eight"'s (八) opening wide,

"Speech" (言) enters inside.

You twist, I twist too, (幺 'tiny')

you grow, I grow (長) with you,

Inside, a horse (馬) king will rule.

"Heart" (心) down below,

"Moon" (月) by the side,

Leave a hook (刂 'knife') for

Matang (Mahua, Fried Dough Twist) to hang low,

On our carriage, to Xianyang we'll ride (radical: 辶 'walk').