Luosifen (Liuzhou River Snail Rice Noodles)
Cuisine: Chinese
For home cooking is what defines Luosifen (Liuzhou River Snail Rice Noodles), a home staple dish.
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1109 kcal
Ingredients
- For home cooking, making luosifen from scratch (snails, sour bamboo shoots, etc.) is not realistic, so this recipe is based on packaged luosifen.
Ingredients
- One pack of packaged luosifen, which should contain:
- Rice noodles
- Snail meat packet (may be in the toppings packet)
- Soup base packet
- Topping packets such as sour bamboo shoots, peanuts, tofu skin and wood ear mushrooms
- Seasoning packets such as vinegar and chili oil
Tools
- Pot
- Induction cooker / stove
- A pair of chopsticks
Steps
- Add water to the pot and bring it to a boil
- Add the rice noodles and cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring with chopsticks to keep them from sticking together
- Add the soup base packet, to taste
- Add some of the topping packets, such as wood ear, peanuts and snail meat (these need to cook a while to absorb flavor)
- Add the seasoning packets, to taste
- Stir, then lift out and put into a bowl
- Add the remaining topping packets, such as sour bamboo shoots and tofu skin (these should not soak in the soup too long)
- Enjoy
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Notes
Luosifen is a signature snack from Liuzhou, Guangxi, with a rich, savory broth, a sour-spicy kick and soft yet chewy rice noodles. It layers the umami of snail broth, the unique fermented flavor of sour bamboo shoots and the heat of chili oil. As a staple, the rice noodles provide plenty of carbohydrates, the snail meat and toppings add some protein, and the sour bamboo shoots whet the appetite and aid digestion. It is very simple: just cook the noodles and season in order, which makes it beginner-friendly. From boiling water to serving it can be on the table in about ten minutes, perfect for a quick meal.
Estimated difficulty: ★
Estimated calories: 1109 kcal
Quantities:
- From experience, one pack of luosifen is enough for one person's meal (even though the pack looks big)
- Water 1 L
- For chewier noodles, shorten the cooking time in step two
- If you want to add a fried egg to your luosifen, see the fried egg recipe
- Choose toppings according to your taste