🇨🇳 Chinese Cuisine

过桥米线 (Guo Qiao Mi Xian)

Crossing the Bridge Noodles

Prep Time 60 minutes

Servings 2

Difficulty Medium

A Yunnan specialty where a piping hot broth sealed under a layer of oil is served with raw meats, vegetables, and rice noodles that cook in the broth at the table.

Ingredients

200g rice vermicelli
100g chicken breast thinly sliced
100g pork loin thinly sliced
50g fish fillet thinly sliced
Bean sprouts, greens, tofu skin
Rich chicken broth
Chili oil on top
Quail eggs
Salt and white pepper

Instructions

1 Prepare the ultra-rich chicken broth and keep at a rolling boil.
2 Arrange all raw ingredients on separate small plates.
3 Pour boiling broth into a large bowl, let the oil layer seal in the heat.
4 Slide raw meats into the broth first, stirring gently to cook.
5 Add vegetables and rice noodles, let sit two minutes before eating.

Did You Know?

The dish is named after a wife who carried hot soup across a bridge to her studying husband, using oil to keep it hot during the walk.