Pasta is just one of those foods that is so versatile there is some version in most cultures. It is inexpensive, can be easily be made from scratch with only 2 or three staples or can be purchased commercially made quite inexpensively. Wheat based pastas are very popular but there are rice and gluten free pastas available as well. Pasta is just one of those foods most people enjoy and there are so many ways to enjoy pasta!
On one of our many visits to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) we discovered noodle bowls at a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. A rice bowl is somewhat like a soup but the focus is on the noodles so there is little in the way of other ingredients. The broth which can be beef, chicken or pork is usually clear. The noodles are cooked separate from the broth then placed in a bowl using tongs. The noodles should fill the bowl by at least half. A generous spoonful of a vegetable with or without meat mixture is placed on top of the noodles then hot broth is added just enough to show slightly around the noodles.
This is an extremely inexpensive dish to make. I used 2 beef soup bones to make the broth in the pressure cooker.
Broth
2 lg soup bones
1 lg carrot
1 sm onion
1 stalk celery
1 clove garlic
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp olive oil
12 c water
1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
Heat oil in pressure cooker bottom. Brown soup bones. Add all ingredients except worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Place lid on pressure cooker. Bring to pressure. Reduce heat to just maintain pressure and cook for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and allow pressure to come to zero. Remove bones and cut meat from them, shredding and defatting as necessary. Strain the broth. Return broth to pot. Stir in worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
Beef Noodle Bowl
1½ squares chow mein noodles per person
2 c broccoli, cauliflower, carrot mix
meat from broth
broth
parsley flakes
green onion
Cook the chow mein noodles. Heat the vegetable mix and meat in the broth. Stir in two good pinches of parsley flakes. Spoon drained noodles into bowl. The bowl should be about half full of noodles. Top with a couple of spoons of the vegetable and meat mixture. Ladle hot broth over the vegetable, meat and noodles until just visible through the noodles. Sprinkle with a few slices of green onion. Garnish with green onion spike.
7 food lovers commented:
I love soups this time of year. So this looks great. I will have to try it out.
Auntie E's Kitchen
I need to get a pressure cooker so badly. I've been looking at the electric ones since I heard that you can't blow them up. Can't wait to try this recipe when I do get one.
Hi Aunti E :) This was such an easy dish to make and so yummy too!
Hi Cassandasmom! Pressure cookers tend to go on sale a couple of times a year. There is no danger of a modern pressure cooker blowing up as they all have safety releases so don't limit yourself to an electric one. I honestly prefer using a pressure cooker to either a slow cooker or microwave oven. It is cheaper than a slow cooker and gives better results than a microwave oven.
The noodle soup looks health .
Thanks winter gurl :)
Thanks Laura :) You have an interesting blog!
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