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When my husband celebrated his birthday recently I made this traditional auspicious dish – Lucky Long Life Noodles, or Longevity Noodles (Ch\u00e1ng Sh\u00f2u Mi\u00e0n \u957f\u5bff\u9762). These special noodles are typically served in Asia for happy events like birthdays and weddings. Why? Because of the belief that long noodle = long life. The longer the noodles the longer the life span. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This recipe is modified using ingredients that I can find in my local Asian grocery store or via Amazon. However, the taste is still true to the original intent of the dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I was growing up, my Malaysian Chinese family would have this dish for celebrations. We called it “Cheong Sau Meen” in Cantonese. The dish was not the highlight of the event, but it was always expected to be on the menu simply because of its meaning and auspiciousness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved eating these specific type of noodles when I was a kid and still do. As the chief meal maker for my family I love its versatility! I love that it is so easy to adapt based on what you want – you can add your favorite meat and veggies, or keep it all veggies. You can go heavy on the veggies or the meat, whatever you prefer. And add seafood or not. It is that easy! The key thing is getting the noodles right and then all the others are just icing on the cake, so to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients for Lucky Long Life Noodles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are the items you will need to make this dish listed roughly in the order they are used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noodles<\/strong>
12 ounces Longevity Noodles, dry wheat flour noodles
water for pre-cooking <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixings<\/strong>
8 dry shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated, thinly sliced
1 red pepper, julienned
2 small carrot, julienned
1 green pepper, julienned
1 zucchini, cubed
6 sea scallops, sliced in half, butterfly style
8 large shrimp, peeled, deveined
6 green scallions, cut into 2″ pieces
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Seasoning<\/strong>
\u00bd tsp sugar
\u00bd tsp salt or to taste
1 Tbs hot water
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
\u00bd tsp sesame oil
2 Tbs oyster sauce
1 tsp white pepper, fresh ground
4 Tbs vegetable oil divided<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need a wok or a large frying pan to cook the noodles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Putting it together <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Preparing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let’s start by gathering all your ingredients. Put a large pot of water to boil. Then, prepare the veggies and seafood that go with the noodles. Set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When the water is boiling, put in a pinch of salt. Next, add the prepared zucchini, carrots and red pepper then plunge in boiling water for about 30 seconds and remove from heat. Then, blanch the scallops for 30 seconds or until they turn opaque. Repeat with the shrimp and blanch until the shrimp turns pink, 1-2 minutes. Promptly remove from heat, drain and set aside.
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After that, with the same water, pre-cook the noodles until it is a little firmer than an al dente pasta, per instructions on package. Next, test the noodles to make sure it is not too firm, or overcooked. Finally, drain and set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n