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title: "Soup Noodles (汤面)"
description: "Soup Noodles is a flexible home-style staple with a light broth and soft, smooth noodles. It pairs well with a wide range of meat and vegetable ingredients, and the flavor can be rich or mild. It is rich in carbohydrates and quality protein, and adding vegetables also supplies vitamins and dietary fiber, making it nutritionally balanced and filling. The method is very simple, requiring no cooking experience, so even beginners can handle it easily."
image: "https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/staple_tang-mian.jpg"
url: "https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/r/staple_tang-mian/"
---

# Soup Noodles

**汤面 · tāng miàn**

> Time: 30 min · Difficulty: Easy · Calories: 565 kcal · Serves: 1 serving · Category: [Staples](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/staple/) (主食)

Soup Noodles is a flexible home-style staple with a light broth and soft, smooth noodles. It pairs well with a wide range of meat and vegetable ingredients, and the flavor can be rich or mild. It is rich in carbohydrates and quality protein, and adding vegetables also supplies vitamins and dietary fiber, making it nutritionally balanced and filling. The method is very simple, requiring no cooking experience, so even beginners can handle it easily.

![](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/staple_tang-mian.jpg)

## Ingredients

- 70-230 g Noodle ingredients (面食材料) — per serving
  - Tip: You can choose handmade noodles, dragon-whisker noodles, noodle fish, instant noodle cakes, or various glass noodles.
- 200-400 ml Cold water (冷水) — per serving
  - Tip: Filtered water is recommended for a better taste.
- to taste (volume about with dough the same as) Vegetables (蔬菜类)
  - Tip: Lettuce, spinach, oil wheat greens, green peppers, tomatoes, carrots, and more.
- to taste Salt (盐)
  - Tip: Basic seasonings.

### Optional

- to taste (volume about with dough the same as) Meat / eggs / soy products (肉类/蛋类/豆制品)
  - Tip: Beef, lamb, fish, shrimp, eggs, or tofu skin for a mix of meat and vegetarian options.
- to taste Ground pepper (胡椒粉)
  - Tip: To boost the flavor.
- a pinch Sesame oil (香油)
  - Tip: To add aroma just before serving.

## Tools

Pot, Cleaver / chef's knife, Cutting board, Pot lid, Soup ladle

## Method (7 steps)

1. **Prep the Ingredients** — First, cut the vegetable ingredients into pieces no larger than 4cm on a side so they cook through easily.
   - Duration: 5 min
   - Tip: Cutting pieces to a uniform size ensures they cook at the same time.
   ![Step 1: Prep the Ingredients](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/staple_tang-mian/step_1.jpg)
2. **Prepare Raw Meat (Optional)** — If using raw meat, first place it in cold water, cover with the pot lid, and bring to a boil. Skim off the blood foam on top, then turn off the heat and remove the partially cooked meat to set aside.
   - Duration: 10 min
   - Tip: Starting with cold water makes it easier to draw out the blood foam.
   ![Step 2: Prepare Raw Meat (Optional)](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/staple_tang-mian/step_2.jpg)
3. **Boil the Water** — First heat the water to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium heat.
   - Duration: 5 min
   - Tip: Use enough water to fully submerge the noodles added later.
   ![Step 3: Boil the Water](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/staple_tang-mian/step_3.jpg)
4. **Cook the Slow-Cooking Ingredients** — Add the ingredients that take longer to cook (such as partially cooked meat or shiitake mushrooms) to the pot. Once boiling, cook for 10 minutes; for particularly tough large pieces, add an extra 5 minutes.
   - Duration: 10 min
   - Tip: Make sure the meat and firm vegetables are fully cooked through.
   ![Step 4: Cook the Slow-Cooking Ingredients](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/staple_tang-mian/step_4.jpg)
5. **Cook the Noodles** — Add the noodles to the pot and stir gently to ensure the noodles and broth are well combined. Keep the surface at a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
   - Duration: 5 min
   - Tip: If white foam forms after adding the noodles, lift the pot lid to vent or remove it.
   ![Step 5: Cook the Noodles](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/staple_tang-mian/step_5.jpg)
6. **Add the Quick-Cooking Vegetables** — Add ingredients that cook quickly, such as leafy greens, to the pot. Stir gently to fully submerge them and cook for 2–5 minutes.
   - Duration: 3 min
   - Tip: Don't overcook the greens, or they'll lose their color and nutrients.
   ![Step 6: Add the Quick-Cooking Vegetables](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/staple_tang-mian/step_6.jpg)
7. **Season and Serve** — Turn off the heat, then add salt, ground pepper, sesame oil, or any other seasonings you like. Stir gently and serve.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Seasoning after turning off the heat gives you better control over the saltiness.
   ![Step 7: Season and Serve](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/staple_tang-mian/step_7.jpg)

## Tips

- Feel free to adjust the steps to your taste — experimenting often leads to pleasant surprises.
- If you're unsure about the amount of salt, add it in small amounts at a time to avoid over-salting.

## Overview image

![Soup Noodles — ingredients and steps overview](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/overview/staple_tang-mian_overview.jpg)

## Source

Recipe text from [HowToCook](https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook), structured by [Vibe Cook](https://github.com/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend). Public domain (Unlicense).

Original: https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook/blob/master/dishes/staple/汤面.md

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