Recipes · Chinese · Main Courses
Chongqing Noodles (Chongqing Xiaomian)
One serving has 621 kcal and 17 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (108%), vitamin K (91%), manganese (81%), thiamin (77%), niacin (63%) and folate (61%). Ready in 25 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (176 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegan, Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten, mustard, peanut, soy
Ingredients
- 90 g Pasta, dry
- 5 g Chilies, dried red
- 20 g Vegetable oil
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 10 g Scallions, raw
- 10 g Soy sauce
- 15 g Mustard greens, pickled
- 10 g Peanuts, roasted
- 5 g Vinegar, white
- 2 g Sugar
- 1 g Black pepper
Method
- Toast the dried chilies briefly in a dry pan until fragrant but not burnt, then crush coarsely into flakes.
- Heat the oil until hot, then pour it over the crushed chilies and minced garlic in a heatproof bowl to make a fragrant chili oil; let it sit for a few minutes.
- In a serving bowl, mix the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and black pepper with a couple of spoonfuls of the chili oil.
- Boil the noodles (fresh Chinese wheat noodles if you can get them, or spaghetti as a good stand-in) until just tender, then drain well and add to the seasoned bowl, tossing to coat.
- Top with the pickled mustard greens, crushed peanuts and scallion, and serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 621 kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 80.2 g | |
| Water | 48.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.4 g | 22% |
| Protein | 16.5 g | 34% |
| Tryptophan | 0.21 g | |
| Threonine | 0.57 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.62 g | |
| Leucine | 1.2 g | |
| Lysine | 0.45 g | |
| Methionine | 0.19 g | |
| Cystine | 0.29 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.8 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.37 g | |
| Valine | 0.72 g | |
| Histidine | 0.37 g | |
| Fat | 26.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 13.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 11.7 g | |
| Saturated | 4.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.14 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 66.7 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.37 mg | 41% |
| Iron | 4.1 mg | 23% |
| Magnesium | 85.3 mg | 28% |
| Manganese | 1.5 mg | 81% |
| Phosphorus | 253 mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 511 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 59.5 µg | 108% |
| Sodium | 671 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.9 mg | 23% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.85 mg | 77% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.49 mg | 45% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.8 mg | 63% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.66 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.38 mg | 29% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 245 µg | 61% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 31.9 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 78.8 µg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 6 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 2.5 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin K | 82.1 µg | 91% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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