BRAISED & MALA
Dan Zai Noodles
Small-bowl Tainan-style noodles with shrimp, pork, and a short, savory pork-chicken stock.
Build on pork bone broth and chicken bone broth as foundational stocks. Dan zai is a modest portion: concentrated liquor, oil-poached shrimp, and fresh noodles.
Ingredients
- 1.5 L pork bone broth
- 1 L chicken bone broth
- Small wheat noodles (oil noodles or yi mein style)
- Dried shrimp, garlic, shallots
- optionalCilantro and black vinegar at the bowl
- Light soy, white pepper, lard or neutral oil
- optionalBraised pork corner
Method
- Combine broths; simmer with dried shrimp and aromatics 20–30 minutes for depth.
- Fry shallots and garlic in oil until crisp; reserve some for topping.
- Season broth lightly; cook noodles until tender.
- Portion small bowls: noodles, hot broth, fried aromatics, and herbs.