Braised Pork Rib Soup with Homemade Noodles

Ingredients

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• pork ribs
• scallions
• ginger
• cooking wine
• rock sugar
• 1star anise
• dried chiles
• 1 spoonfulcooking wine for braising
• 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
• 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
• 1/2 spoonfuldark soy sauce
• salt
• water for braising
• 300 gflour
• 1egg
• 70–80 gwater for dough
• leafy greens
• 2 spoonfulsnoodle cooking water per bowl
• cooking oil

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. 01

   Blanch ribs from cold water with scallions, ginger and wine and drain. Caramelize a small handful of rock sugar in oil until reddish-brown, then add ribs and toss.

2. 02

   Add scallions, ginger, star anise, dried chiles and braising wine. Add plenty of water, soy sauces, oyster sauce, salt and rock sugar and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes.

3. 03

   Mix flour, egg, a little salt and 70–80 g water into a firm dough. Rest for 20 minutes.

4. 04

   Divide and repeatedly roll dough until smooth, cut into noodles and dust with flour. Boil noodles and greens.

5. 05

   Put noodles and greens in a bowl with 2 spoonfuls noodle cooking water, several spoonfuls rib broth and ribs. Finish with scallions.

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