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Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — finished dish, ready to serve.

Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup

超简单的10分钟做好-热汤面 · pan chinese cuisine

15 min total10 min cooking9 stepssavory

This is the author's own home method. They like it sour, so they use extra vinegar; chili oil (or fresh bird's eye chili added to the boiling water) makes it a tasty hot-and-sour version. If you like cilantro, add some too.

Rosa Delgado's profile photoRosa DelgadoThird-generation Tex-Mex cook learning my abuela's tamales before it's too late. Masa is a living thing, y'all. Also deep in a sourdough phase I can't explain.

Nutrition & allergens

Contains:SoyWheat

Some ingredients are not yet allergen-surveyed; this label is not exhaustive.

Per serving (4 servings)

Energy (kcal)
Unknown
Protein (g)
Unknown
Fat (g)
Unknown
Carbs (g)
Unknown
Sodium (mg)
840.6(Main ingredients only; seasoning not counted)

Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.

  • gua mian挂面

    as needed

  • Scallion ingredient identification photo

    scallion葱花

    as needed

  • Neutral cooking oil ingredient identification photo

    Neutral oil油

    as needed

  • Light soy sauce ingredient identification photo

    light soy sauce生抽

    0.13 cup

  • Chinkiang vinegar ingredient identification photo

    vinegar醋

    0.06 cup

  • Fine salt ingredient identification photo

    salt盐

    0.18 oz

  • Chicken bouillon powder ingredient identification photo

    chicken bouillon鸡精

    0.18 oz

Techniques you'll use

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — step 1 visual checkpoint.

    Take a large bowl and put the chopped scallions into it.

    ✅ Done when: The scallions sit in the bottom of the bowl, ready for the hot oil.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Making scallion oil ↗
    Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — step 2 visual checkpoint.

    Heat a little oil in a pot, and once hot, pour it over the scallions in the bowl.

    ✅ Done when: The oil shimmers and sizzles loudly when poured over the scallions.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — step 3 visual checkpoint.

    Add 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce to the bowl.

    ✅ Done when: The soy sauce is stirred into the scallion oil at the bottom of the bowl.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — step 4 visual checkpoint.

    Add 1 tablespoon of black vinegar.

    ✅ Done when: The sharp vinegar aroma rises from the bowl as it is added.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — step 5 visual checkpoint.

    Add 1 teaspoon of salt.

    ✅ Done when: The salt dissolves into the seasoning base when stirred.

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — step 6 visual checkpoint.

    Add 1 teaspoon of chicken bouillon powder.

    ✅ Done when: The bouillon is evenly mixed into the seasoning in the bowl.

  7. 7

    Step 7

    Blanching (chao shui) ↗
    Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — step 7 visual checkpoint.

    Cook the dried noodles in a pot of boiling water.

    ✅ Done when: The noodles are tender with no hard white core when bitten.

  8. 8

    Step 8

    Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — step 8 visual checkpoint.

    Once cooked, transfer the noodles into the bowl with the pre-mixed seasoning, then pour in some of the hot noodle cooking water to taste.

    ✅ Done when: The noodles are submerged in a clear, fragrant broth.

  9. 9

    Step 9

    Pan-frying (jian) ↗
    Super Simple 10-Minute Hot Noodle Soup — step 9 visual checkpoint.

    This was the author's second time making it, topped with a fried egg.

    ✅ Done when: The fried egg sits on top of the noodles, ready to serve.