Got your ticket? Get ready for class!

We’re so excited to bring Mei Mei into your home, at least virtually! In order for you to get maximum enjoyment out of class time and some insanely delicious noodles, please complete these 3 easy steps ahead of your scheduled class time.

1. Get your equipment ready

2. Gather your dough ingredients

3. Prepare the La You sauce

Want to skip the trip to the grocery store? We’re offering noodle kits available for online order with all the ingredients you need for the class! Read on for complete prep instructions.

3. PREPARE THE LA YOU (辣油醬) SAUCE

This sweet, savory, spicy sauce is the perfect, craveable topping for fresh noodles. 

Key Ingredients

• .5 lb ground protein of your choice (we recommend beef or tofu)

• 1 tbsp Neutral oil

• 2 tbsp Soy sauce

• 2 tbsp Chinkiang black vinegar (substitute with un-aged balsamic)

• 1 ½ tbsp Brown Sugar (substitute with maple syrup or honey)

NOTE: If you order a Noodle Kit from us, the vinegar, soy sauce, and brown sugar will come pre-mixed.

Optional (but Highly Recommended) Ingredients

• 1 ½ tbsp Chili oil (Lao Gan Ma, Sriracha, or Sambal are great choices)

• 5-6 Szechuan or Sansho peppercorns, pits removed, husks ground

• 2-3 cloves of garlic, sliced

• 1 scallion, chopped ( garnish)

PREPARE

Thinly slice your garlic and set aside. We recommend slicing vs. using a garlic press because it makes the garlic less likely to burn.

If you are using Szechuan or Sansho peppercorns (we really think you should): These peppercorns contain an inedible brown or black seed in the center. Remove the seeds from the Szechuan peppercorns by gently prying them open with your hands. Take the leftover husks and grind them to a fine powder in a mortar and pestle or coffee grinder. Remember, the husk is the part we want to use!

COOK

Heat a saute pan or wok on medium to medium-high heat. Add your cooking oil to the pan and swirl it around to coat. As soon as the oil is hot, add the sliced garlic and lightly fry it until golden brown. 

Next, add the ground protein of choice and cook through. Carefully pour in the rest of the ingredients, except for the sliced scallion. Stir your sauce to make sure everything is well combined. Set aside and allow to cool. If making ahead, store in a microwave-safe container and refrigerate. We’ll serve this sauce over your noodles and garnish with scallion at the end of class.

ALL SET! WE’LL SEE YOU IN CLASS!

COOKING & STORING YOUR NOODLES

Your instructor will cover this in class but here are complete cooking and storing instructions for you to reference whenever you make noodles!

To cook your noodles, have boiling water ready to go before pulling your final product, the noodles are done when they begin to float for roughly 30 seconds. Check a noodle to see a nice uniform color through the noodle, ensuring all the flour has been cooked fully.

If you do not plan to eat noodles immediately, rinse these particular noodles in cold water, removing excess starch when possible. Then in a bowl, lightly coat the noodles with neutral oil and store them in the fridge until ready for use.

SERVING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat a small amount of neutral oil in a pan under medium-high until the oil runs quickly and shimmers.

2. Add your freshly boiled or previously-stored noodles to the pan.

3. Saute them in the oil stirring infrequently to allow for some crispy brown spots to form.

4. Once crisped as desired (roughly 5-10min depending on preference), add the La You sauce. Gently break up the sauce and using chopsticks or tongs, toss the noodles with the sauce.

5. If necessary, add water, either fresh or from the boiling pot, to thin the sauce to coat the noodles. Take care though, as you could steam away the crispy bits if you add too much.

6. Once heated through, plate and enjoy immediately!