Cooking Instructions
SPICY BEEF NOODLE SOUP KIT
LEARN • COOK • SHARE • ENJOY
Local, seasonal fresh produce meets traditional Chinese recipes. The food we prep is local, traditional, and cultural.
READY TO COOK – KEEP REFRIGERATED – COOK THOROUGHLY
BEST CONSUMED WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASE
**CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED MEATS, POULTRY, SHELLFISH, EGGS, OR UNPASTEURIZED MILK MAY INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS**
STORAGE TIP: Store your noodle kit in a freezer if you do not plan to cook them within three days after purchase; the food should keep for up to three weeks if frozen but the quality might not be as good as the fresh ones.
COOKING TIP: Defrost the soup base and the noodle topping in a fridge overnight before cooking.
COOKING DIRECTIONS - RECOMMENDED
1: MICROWAVE- the soup base for 1 minute (adjust time if needed); transfer the soup to a noodle bowl and set aside.
2: ADD – 5 cups of water to a pot; adjust the amount of water as preferred.
3: SET – stove to MEDIUM or HIGH heat and bring water to a boil.
4: REMOVE – noodles from the sealed package; add noodles and washed vegetable greens to the boiling water for up to 20 seconds.
(Note: If you have different noodle packs, cook dry rice noodles for 30 seconds to 1 minute; cook dry wheat noodles for 4 to 5 minutes).
5: REMOVE – pot from heat.
6: STRAIN - noodles and vegetable greens to the noodle bowl and add 1 cup of hot water to the noodle bowl.
7: TOP – noodles with cooked beef chunks and bamboo shoots gravy; add scallion oil; mix all ingredients together to your satisfaction. Add extra salt if desired.
8: DEVOUR and ENJOY.
Food & Culture
LANZHOU BEEF NOODLES or 兰(Lán)州(Zhōu)牛(Niú)肉(Ròu)面(Miàn)
HISTORY: Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province, is the namesake of this beef noodle soup dish. Over the intervening 200 years, Lanzhou beef noodles has become a popular dish..