Dajin Pork Intestine Noodles

Dajin Pork Intestine Noodles

　　Dajin Pork Intestine Noodles is a specialty snack from Dajin Town, Wuxue City, Huanggang, Hubei Province. Dajin Pork Intestine Noodles is very famous throughout Wuxue and has become one of the local culinary icons of Dajin, as well as a must-eat dish for locals having breakfast or returning home after being out.

　　Preparation method for Dajin Pork Intestine Noodles:

　　1. Prepare the noodles (also called strips or noodle strips). These noodles (mainly referring to the dried variety processed into strip form) are made from sweet potato starch and come in wide and thin versions. They are readily available in markets in Yibin, Sichuan. Soak them in hot water to soften.

　　2. Make the broth. Boil pork bones to make a stock. Heat oil in a pan, add pickled ginger, pickled chili peppers, broad bean paste, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried chili peppers. Stir-fry until fragrant, then add pork intestines and stir-fry vigorously. Next, add the broth, bring to a boil, and simmer slowly for one hour.

　　3. Prepare the seasonings. Red oil chili, chopped scallions, soy sauce, sprouted mustard greens, diced celery, vinegar, cilantro, diced Chinese flowering cabbage (a vegetable from Sichuan), fried yellow soybeans, monosodium glutamate, and others.

　　4. Bring water to a boil, add the soaked noodles. Cook for two minutes, then scoop them into a bowl. Add the pork intestine broth (which should contain pieces of pork intestine), and then adjust to taste with the seasonings.