Guoqiao Mixian (Rice Noodles Crossing The Bridge)

Name: Guoqiao Mixian (Rice Noodles Crossing The Bridge)
Ingredients: 8 dried Chinese black mushrooms; 9 ounces very fine Chinese egg noodles; 1 ounce spinach; 2 ounces boneless chicken breasts; 2 ounces fish fillets, skinned and deboned; 2 ounces shrimp or 2 ounces prawns, shelled; 1/4 lb prosciutto ham, thinly sliced; 1/2 teaspoon rice wine; 1/8 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon soy sauce; 6 cups chicken broth; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 5 tablespoons chicken fat; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

15 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

8 dried Chinese black mushrooms
9 ounces very fine Chinese egg noodles
1 ounce spinach
2 ounces boneless chicken breasts
2 ounces fish fillets, skinned and deboned
2 ounces shrimp or 2 ounces prawns, shelled
1/4 lb prosciutto ham, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon rice wine
1/8 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon soy sauce
6 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons chicken fat
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

Directions

1

Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes, drain, and set aside.
2

Blanch the spinach briefly in boiling water, drain, and set aside. Mix the rice wine, ginger, 1/8 tsp of the salt, and the soy sauce into a marinade. Slice the chicken, fish, prosciutto and prawns paper-thin. Spread out on a serving platter and add the marinade. Let stand.
3

Heat a pot of water to boiling and add the noodles. Bring back to a boil and cook uncovered until they are soft, about 4 minutes for dried noodles and 2 minutes for fresh ones. Drain in a colander and lay the spinach on top.
4

Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan and add the remaining 1/2 tsp of salt, and the chicken fat. Bring to a fast boil for 1 minute. Transfer to a tureen, previously filled with hot water and then drained, and bring to the table with the platter of meats and the colander of noodles.
5

Submerge four large ceramic soup bowls in the sink under hot tap water until they are very warm. Place 1/4 of the noodles in each bowl. On top of the noodles, place 1/4 of the fish, shrimp, chicken, spinach, mushrooms and prosciutto. Pour the boiling broth into the bowls and let them sit for 2 minutes. Top each bowl with a little cilantro and serve.