Mashi (Northern Chinese Noodle)

Not a dish from my culture but my friend’s mom from Northern China used to cook this for us when she was staying in Vancouver for a while.

My friend and I love this dish so much but making the noodles is such a tedious work so we couldn’t have it very often. A couple of years ago we got the recipe from her mom and since then we cook this soup every winter (and in other seasons when we are craving).

Recipe for the Noodles

Preparation:

1. Boil chopped pork rib with green onion and ginger at mid heat until the meat is tender (2 hrs)
2. Soak dried shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms in warm water until they are soft

Directions for the Soup:

1. Dice carrots and potatoes and lightly stir fry them.
2. Chop the mushrooms and add them to the pot.
3. Add water, pork broth and mushroom broth from the prep steps and cook at mid heat until veggies are soft. I also add finely chopped hot chilli peppers to make the soup super hot.
4. Season the soup with salt, soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine and chicken soup stock powder.
5. Serve it in a bowl and add a bunch of homemade chilli pepper sauce.