Exclusive Sour Soup Steamed Cake

Name: Exclusive Sour Soup Steamed Cake
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Snacks
Ingredients: 1000g Sweet potato vermicelli; 200g Sweet potato starch; to taste Salt; to taste Green onions, ginger, and garlic; to taste Five-spice powder; a pinch Sichuan pepper powder; a pinch Black pepper; to taste chicken essence; to taste light soy sauce; a pinch dark soy sauce

A northern specialty of seasoned sweet potato vermicelli bound with starch and steamed into a bouncy cake, traditionally served in tangy broth for a savory, sour, peppery bite.

1 hrNewMedium Snacks Steam Savory

Instructions

1
Cook the sweet potato vermicelli in a pot until done.
2
Rinse with cold water and drain.
3
Finely chop the green onions, ginger, and garlic, using a generous amount.
4
Heat oil in a pan, then add scallions, ginger, and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.
5
Add five-spice powder and light soy sauce, and stir-fry evenly,
6
Pour in the vermicelli.
7
Add the water-starch mixture.
8
Add salt, pepper, Sichuan pepper powder, dark soy sauce, and chicken essence, and mix evenly.
9
Spread it flat on the cage cloth.
10
Bring to a boil over high heat, then steam over medium heat for 40 minutes.
11
Let it cool and then cut it into thick slices.
12
Place the ingredients into the dish, and add a star anise.
13
Pour an appropriate amount of sauce made by mixing light soy sauce, aged vinegar, water, salt, and chicken essence over it.
14
Steam in the basket for about 10 minutes.
15
Just sprinkle with chopped green onions.