Northern Chinese Sour Cabbage Stew with Glass Noodles by: Judy 0 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:12/08/2020Updated:12/08/2020 This Northern Chinese Sour Cabbage Stew with pork belly and glass noodles, or suāncài dùn fěntiáo (酸菜炖粉条) has become a new favorite in our house.If you’re a fan of pickled flavors, you have to try this recipe! A Northern Chinese Cold Weather Classic  The mere mention of sour cabbage stew with glass noodles (酸菜炖粉条, suāncài dùn fěntiáo) would make any northerner start salivating.Many northerners pickle their own cabbage to make this dish, as well as other items like sour cabbage pork dumplings!  In Northern China, this traditional noodle stew is often served in the cold weather months, but enthusiasm for it goes beyond that.

It’s a dish that shows up at any happy family occasion.Imagine a big family feasting on a large pot of bubbling soup, with tangy sour cabbage, chewy cellophane noodles, and rich pork belly.Snow drifts outside the windows as hot steam rises above the hot broth.

Multiple pairs of chopsticks fight for noodles, followed by the sounds of loud slurping.Everyone is too busy to talk, instead exchanging satisfied smiles between bites.  That’s the scene I imagine whenever I have a pot of this stew bubbling on the stove.  The Key Ingredient: Sour Cabbage If you couldn’t already tell from the name, this Chinese sour cabbage stew is supposed to be sour! It sho

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