# 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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