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How to Make Spicy Low-Fat Buckwheat Noodles

Making spicy low-fat buckwheat noodles is very simple and requires no cooking skills.

Each serving contains 298 kcal, offering a combination of deliciousness, affordability, and fat loss, ready in just 20 minutes.

Estimated Cooking Difficulty: ★★

Essential Ingredients and Tools

  • Seasonings: Hot pot soup base, peanut butter, whole milk, light soy sauce, chili oil, vinegar, Sichuan peppercorn oil
  • Ingredients: Semi-dry buckwheat noodles, baby cabbage, lettuce
  • Vegetable washing basin, small pot with a diameter of 18cm

Recommended purchasing plan: Buckwheat noodles: Buy Shishanghui buckwheat noodles on PDD, 400g per pack, priced at 4.9 yuan, enough for 4 servings Hot pot soup base: Longkan traditional clear oil hot pot soup base from Taobao tastes best, 29.8 yuan per pack, enough for 20 servings Peanut butter: Yingge peanut butter on PDD, 24.8 yuan for two bottles, enough for 68 servings Sichuan peppercorn oil: Wufeng Lihong Sichuan peppercorn oil on PDD, 400ml, 32 yuan for two bottles, enough for 80 servings Others: Any brand works; it won't affect the taste

Calculations

Per serving:

  • Semi-dry buckwheat noodles 100g
  • Baby cabbage 8 leaves (total 150g)
  • Lettuce 6 leaves (total 80g)
  • Hot pot soup base 25g
  • Peanut butter 15g
  • Whole milk 150ml
  • Light soy sauce 6ml
  • Chili oil 10ml
  • Vinegar 20ml
  • Sichuan peppercorn oil 10ml
  • Water 500ml

Instructions

  • Wash the baby cabbage and lettuce, set aside
  • Pour 500ml of water into the pot, turn on high heat, add the buckwheat noodles and baby cabbage, and wait for the water to boil
  • Once boiling, reduce to low heat, add the hot pot soup base, peanut butter, milk, light soy sauce, and chili oil. After the water boils again, cook for 5 minutes
  • Add the lettuce and cook for another 2 minutes
  • Add vinegar and Sichuan peppercorn oil, turn off the heat, and eat directly from the pot

Additional Notes

  • Be sure to choose semi-dry buckwheat noodles for the best texture
  • You can freely add other ingredients, such as hot pot meatballs or egg dumplings
  • Hot pot soup base, peanut butter, and milk are essential; they are the three major flavor components
  • If you cannot tolerate sourness, you can omit the vinegar

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