Dalichi Grilled-Tooth Noodles

Dalichi Grilled-Tooth Noodles

　　   It gets its name from its resemblance to the teeth of a stove grate. The ingredients include flour, pork belly, zucchini, fried tofu, and 21 other components. The process involves kneading the dough, making the grilled-tooth noodles, preparing the broth, cooking, and seasoning. With strict ingredient selection, diverse toppings, refined craftsmanship, chewy and glossy noodles, and a richly spicy meat sauce that stimulates the appetite, it enjoys widespread acclaim across Shaanxi.

　　   [Ingredients] Flour, pork belly, eggs, fried tofu, tofu, zucchini, daylily buds (soaked), wood ear mushrooms (soaked), cellophane noodles (soaked), fermented wheat paste, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, baking soda, five-spice powder, cilantro, garlic sprouts, green onions, chili oil, scallion oil, rapeseed oil.

　　   [Preparation Method]

　　   1. Dissolve salt and baking soda in water, pour into the flour, then add more water to form the dough.

　　   2. Roll the dough into an oval sheet, fold it in half twice, unfold it, and make cuts along the folds to divide it into two sections. Then cut it into connected strips every four centimeters wide, unfold again to form the grilled-tooth noodles.

　　   3. Heat rapeseed oil until 70% hot, lightly stir-fry green onion segments, then quickly stir-fry diced pork at medium doneness. Add diced tofu, fried tofu, zucchini, salt, fermented wheat paste, soy sauce, and five-spice powder in sequence. Then add pork broth along with daylily buds, wood ear mushrooms, and cellophane noodles to make the meat-based broth topping.

　　   4. Pan-fry eggs into omelets, slice into diamond shapes, and combine with cilantro and garlic sprout slices to make the vegetable-based topping.

　　   5. Cook the grilled-tooth noodles, portion them into bowls, season with a little salt, vinegar, and soy sauce, then pour on the “meat broth topping” and sprinkle with the “vegetable topping.” Finally, drizzle with chili oil and scallion oil to finish.

　　   [Characteristics] A famous traditional snack from Dali, Shaanxi, known for its chewy, glossy noodles and richly spicy meat topping.