~440 cal · 15g protein · 73g carbs · 8g fat (estimated, per serving)
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Golden fried dough sticks beside a bowl of soy milk
🇨🇳 Sichuan
Youtiao — long, golden, twin-jointed fried dough sticks — are a breakfast institution across China, torn and dunked into a steaming bowl of fresh soy milk, sweet or savory. Light and hollow inside, they are bought hot from street vendors at dawn and eaten with an urgency that says the day has begun.
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Ingredients
Serves 4 —
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2.5 cups flour
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2 tsp baking powder
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1/2 tsp baking soda
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1 tsp salt
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as needed warm water
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4 cups fresh soy milk, warmed
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as needed oil for frying
Instructions
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Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and water into a soft dough; rest a few hours.
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Roll into strips, stack in pairs, and press a chopstick down the middle.
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Stretch each pair and lower into hot oil.
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Fry, turning, until puffed, hollow, and deep gold.
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Serve hot with bowls of warm soy milk for dunking.
Chinese breakfast tradition.
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🌏 While it simmers — know your destination
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Sichuan. The province of má-là — numbing pepper and glowing chili oil.
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China. Eight great culinary traditions inside one border.
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Asia. From street-cart woks to slow monastery kitchens.
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Richard Moore & Kelsey Tucker
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