Homemade chinese knife shave noodles (dao xiao mian)

Ingredients

1) Dough :

• 3 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup rice flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• about 2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt

2) Soup:

• 1 1/2 lb ground meat
• 1 cup dried shrimp soaked for an 1 hour or more
• 10 cup water
• 6 teaspoons minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons crab paste

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Preparation

• 1) Mix everything together and knead into a dough. Knead it for 10-15 minutes. If it's too wet then add a little more flour.
• The dough should not be too soft. 2. Let it rest for another 15 minutes. Boil water to shave noodles in. *Wait and do the soup first.
• 2) Mix the ground meat with 2 teaspoon oyster sauce, 2 teaspoons fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 2 teaspoon oil, 1/2 tsp ground pepper, and 2 teaspoons of the minced garlic.
• Mix this well so the meat stick together. In a pot heat 2 tbsp oil. Add in the 2 tsp minced garlic and stir to prevent burn. When turning brown add in the dried shrimps.
  
• Do not throw the water away and use it after you stir the shrimp a little. Now add in the water. Let the soup bring to boil then turn fire down to let it simmer.
• In another pan heat about 2 tbsp oil add in the crab paste. Stir it and then add in the meat. Stir until it is half cook and then add into the soup.
• Bring the soup to boil and then add in taste.