what's up everyone today we are going to
learn how to make ciao fun with shrimp
one of my dad's many variations on one
of the most popular chinese noodle
dishes
it's an incredibly easy recipe you can
make at home in under 30 minutes
ciao fun also known as tau hole fun gets
its name from the town of saahosi
in guangzhou where its distinctive style
of flat rice noodles were first created
as more chinese people started coming to
america in the 40s and 50s
over two-thirds of them were gong yun
like my mom and dad
up until the 60s and 70s chinese food in
america was primarily cantonese cuisine
that's why today cantonese dishes like
ciaofan and xiaoming are still among the
most popular dishes across
40 000 chinese restaurants in america
which in 2020 amounts to more
restaurants than mcdonald's burger king
kfc and wendy's combined
teaching us will be my dad who has
literally cooked chow fun over a hundred
thousand times during his 50 years as a
chinese chef
he also happens to be playing the flute
that you're listening to right now
also be sure to stay tuned at the end to
eat with our family and learn more about
the dish
check out our blog post for a printable
adjustable list of ingredients
as well as step-by-step videos and
instructions on how to make this dish
hope you guys enjoy hello
come on
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okay
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next to help the shrimp stay tender and
juicy we'll add one teaspoon of
cornstarch to the bowl of shrimp
usually for other recipes we'd add a bit
of water here but since the shrimp is
already pretty wet
we don't need to add any mix the
cornstarch and shrimp together with your
hands
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next we'll spread out our fresh rice
noodles and massage them around our
cutting board or another flat surface
the goal is to separate the noodles as
much as possible so they cook more
easily
to be thorough do this for about a
minute to a minute and a half
make sure to stay tuned at the end for
meal time to hear my parents many tips
and insights on how to keep your noodles
fresh
and how to maintain the right texture
when cooking them
you finally see
it's important that our wok is really
really hot before we start cooking
in most chinese restaurants ciaofan is
typically cooked at extremely high heats
much higher than what we can usually
achieve at home your time will vary but
my dad is heating his walk for three to
five minutes before beginning
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cook the shrimp for about 60 to 90
seconds
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cook the onions for about 20 to 30
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seconds
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all in all from the moment you add the
noodles it should take around 10 minutes
until you're done cooking this shrimp
ciao fun dish
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we'll add about a teaspoon of chicken
bouillon as well as sesame oil to taste
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sugar
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sugar and then it also has extracted
mushrooms
for color how do you say dark and light
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a egg flower soup but thicker than the
eggplant soup
and then put on the top of the sauce i
mean what
which one do you want i like this better
they don't eat
it that one you have to eat very fast if
you
the only thing is the chow fun you
probably only can find the asians
yeah because this is in the refrigerated
section right this kind of noodle
and no no they have the taste for you to
put it in like a temperature
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my dad didn't touch on this but walk hay
is an important principle in the world
of cantonese cooking
so much so that there's an entire book
on the subject the cantonese word
hey is more commonly known by its
mariner and counterpart chi
the vital life force that runs through
our body walk hey has different meanings
depending on who you ask
but i love grace young's metaphor of the
breath of the wok
where the guac imbues this energy into
the stir-fry to create an unforgettable
meal
the science behind wok hay centers
around the reactions that occur between
sugars oils extreme heat and rapid
evaporation which creates a fleeting
prized smokey essence that only lasts
for a few minutes after cooking
achieving walk hay is an art and skill
set that takes ample dedication to
mastery
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how was he
just like my
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this is daddy pretty soft noodle this
isn't funny what's your mindset
no i'm okay right thank you so much
you're smiling you're smiling
yeah i want to eat but i don't have tea
anymore oh my gosh
i don't know how to eat food yet hi fan
hi everyone today we made
shim ciao fun oh it's really delicious
we just done eating something ones like
are not
very successful just try again
look at our video and try again i
believe
everyone can do the good job so
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thumbs up
love shrimp chocolate fun huh do you
want to eat string chocolate
don't say anything if you love shrimp
child fun
yay