Verna Gao's tian shui mian (Chengdu sweet and spicy noodles)
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Serves 2
A little effort
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 20 mins
plus resting time
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Make your own Chengdu-style thick, chewy noodles to serve with an addictively sweet and spicy soy sauce
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Ever tried Chengdu's sweet and spicy noodles? Content creator and recipe developer Verna Gao (aka @vernahungrybanana) shares her recipe for tian shui mian. Try her recipe below, then discover more noodles recipes. Read more about Verna Gao's food travel series.
Verna says: "Tian shui mian (甜水面) are thick, chewy noodles coated in a sauce that's sweet, savoury, spicy and numbing all at once. The secret is a sweetened soy sauce infused with aromatics, mixed with garlic water, sesame paste, chilli oil and sichuan peppercorns.
"You can absolutely cheat with frozen udon but, if you've got the time, making the noodles from scratch gives them that extra chewy bite that's worth the effort."
Verna Gao's tian shui mian (Chengdu sweet and spicy noodles) recipe
Ingredients
Noodles
- 200g plain flour
- pinch of sea salt
For the spiced sweetened soy sauce
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100ml light soy sauce
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3 tbsp brown sugar
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1 star anise
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1 Chinese cinnamon stick
(or small cinnamon stick)
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1 tsp sichuan peppercorns
To serve
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1 garlic clove
grated
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½ tbsp spiced sweetened soy sauce
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½ tbsp sichuan chilli oil
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½ tbsp sesame paste or peanut butter
thinned with a little water
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½ tsp ground sichuan peppercorns
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Method
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step 1
Make the dough by mixing the flour, salt and 90g of water until a shaggy dough forms. Knead for 5 mins until smooth, then cover and rest for 30 mins. Knead briefly again, then cover and rest for a further 30 mins.
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step 2
Meanwhile, make the sweetened soy sauce. Put the soy sauce, sugar, star anise, cinnamon and peppercorns in a small pan. Simmer gently for 10-15 mins until slightly thickened. Strain and leave to cool.
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step 3
Divide the dough into two and roll each one into a rough long rectangle and cut into thick noodle strips. Stretch each noodle slightly before cooking.
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step 4
Cook the noodles in boiling water for around 5 mins or until chewy and cooked through. Drain and immediately rinse under cold water.
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step 5
To assemble, combine the grated garlic with 1 tbsp of water to make a garlic water. Put the garlic water, sweetened soy sauce, chilli oil, sesame paste and ground peppercorns in a bowl, and mix well. Add the noodles and toss until evenly coated. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Verna Gao
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