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New Orleans-Style Yakamein
New Orleans-Style Yakamein
Yakamein is a staple of New Orleans. Introduced by immigrants, this beef noodle soup is a fusion of Chinese and Cajun cuisine. While you can find Yakamein at high end restaurants, it is typically eaten as a street food at festivals and parades in a styrofoam cup. To the locals, this soup is known as “Ol Sober”, being the perfect hangover food.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chuck roast cut into 1/2” cubes
- 3 tbsp creole seasoning
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 1 stalk celery diced
- 1 medium green bell pepper diced
- 2 quarts beef stock
- 2/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- hot sauce to taste
- 1 lb spaghetti noodles cooked al dente
- hard boiled eggs cut in half
- green onions chopped
Instructions
- Heat up 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Season the chuck with 1 tbsp of creole seasoning and sauté for 10 minutes. Remove from the pot.
- Add the other tbsp of olive oil and sauté the onions, celery, and bell pepper for 10 minutes.
- Return the beef to the pot.
- Pour in the beef stock, soy sauce, hot sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and the remaining creole seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
- Strain the broth of the meat and vegetables.
Assembly
- Place a quarter of the cooked spaghetti noodles in the bottom of a large soup bowl. Scoop a quarter of the beef and place on top of the noodles.
- Ladle the broth over the noodles and beef.
- Top with 2 hard boiled egg halves and chopped green onions. Serve with extra hot sauce if desired.
Fideo
Fideo
Fideo, which means noodles in Spanish, is a Mexican pasta dish that can be eaten as a side dish or as a main course. It consists of fideo noodles, which are small vermicelli noodles, fried with onions and garlic. The noodles then get simmered in a tomato bouillon sauce with diced tomatoes. Once the noodles are softened, the fideo is ready to eat. It is typically made meatless, but you can add chicken, ground beef, or chorizo if you’d like.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 bags fideo vermicelli
- 3 roma tomatoes diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tbsp tomato bouillon with chicken seasoning
- 4 cups water
- 8 oz boneless skinless chicken breast or thigh (optional) diced
- 8 oz chorizo (optional)
Instructions
- Heat up oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Fry the noodles, onions, and garlic until golden brown.
- Pour in the water and the tomato bouillon.
- Add in the tomatoes. Simmer for 8-10 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed and the noodles are soft.
Duck Noodles with Gravy
Duck Noodles with Gravy
What to do with leftover smoked duck and gravy from Thanksgiving? Sauté it snow peas, red pepper; pour in the gravy and add in egg noodles. This is almost better than the duck itself. If you don’t have any leftovers, you can cook a whole duck from the start and take the meat off. It might take an extra 3+ hours of time, but it will be worth it.
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 lbs leftover cooked duck diced
- 4 oz snow peas cut in half
- 1 large red bell pepper cut into strips
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
- 4 green onions chopped
- 1 large jalapeño thinly sliced
Gravy
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1” ginger minced
- 5 cilantro sprigs
- 2 tbsp fermented soybean paste
- 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp five spice powder
- 2 tbsp honey
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
Instructions
Gravy
- Add the white pepper, garlic, ginger, soybean paste, 5 spice powder, and cilantro to a food processor.
- Process into a paste.
- Cook the paste in a small pot over medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Continue simmering for 5 minutes until the gravy has thickened. Set aside.
Duck Noodles with Gravy
- Cook your egg noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Heat up the oil in a wok or large sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté the duck for 2 minutes.
- Add in the snow peas, bell pepper, green onion, and jalapeños. Sauté for 2 minutes.
- Pour in the gravy.
- Add in the noodles. Toss in the gravy. Cook for 2 more minutes.
- Turn off the heat and stir in the cilantro.
