Mr. Li’s Beef Noodles was the former “King of California Beef Noodles”.
The business has been very prosperous, and then some people questioned, when did Americans start eating beef noodles?
Are there beef noodles in California?
How did it come to China?
So some good people went to investigate and found out later.
"California Beef Noodle King" is a noodle shop opened by a Chinese in China.
It turned out to be a Chongqing native named Li Beiqi who was born in 1932.
When he was 14 years old, he joined the army and went to Taiwan first and then to the United States.
Li Beiqi was very obsessed with food, so after going to the United States, he set up a "Chinese Culinary Arts Company" in Los Angeles.
Promote Chinese food.
Among the Chinese dishes he promoted, beef noodles were very popular among Americans. Diners crowded the door every day. The restaurant soon received special attention from the local government and was given the highest praise of four gold stars by the Los Angeles Times.
In 1972, he won the championship in the food competition organized by the California government.
Champion also means "king", so Li Beiqi is known as the "Beef Noodle King" among his peers.
In 1987, Li Beiqi sold all his stores in the United States and returned to his motherland, Beijing, to open the first "California Beef Noodle King" in Dongsi. The business was booming and he has opened more than 800 stores across the country.
Home branch.
As for the "California Beef Noodle King" changing his name to "Mr. Li", it was completely faked to cause trouble.
As business improves, the number of counterfeiters increases, making it difficult to guard against them.
The company had no choice but to change its name.
Speaking of, why does Mr. Li’s beef noodles taste so delicious?
Let me briefly talk about what I know.
First of all, the noodles of Mr. Li's beef noodles are made with special flour.
It is processed from Canadian wheat and national high-quality wheat, and is purely natural without any additives.
Canada's unique sunshine, latitude, and climate have created the excellent quality of Canadian hard wheat that is world-renowned.
Canadian wheat has excellent gluten quality.
Rich wheat aroma, natural yellow and bright color.
Domestic high-quality wheat mainly comes from central and southern Hebei Province.
Hebei Province is the main producing area of ??domestic high-quality wheat.
The soil and climate are ideal for growing wheat.
Regional advantages determine the high quality of wheat.
Wheat has a bright yellow appearance, a transparent glassy internal structure, high hardness, and good gluten quality. Only by combining these two types of wheat can you make high-quality and delicious noodles.
Let’s talk about beef noodle soup.
It is made from beef, beef bones and hens that are more than one year old and boiled for more than 8 hours.
It takes 8 hours to fuse and sublimate the deliciousness of the soup, locking nutrients and deliciousness into the soup, so their soup is fresh and fragrant, becoming the finishing touch of a bowl of noodles.
Many people can't stop eating their soup. The beef is stewed until it is tender, tender and crispy, with a rich and mellow aroma, making the soup truly delicious.
Moreover, Mr. Li’s beef noodles have established a central kitchen.
All ingredients are delivered uniformly.
Press the noodles yourself to ensure a smooth and chewy texture.
Noodle soup is condiments and soup ingredients, which are vacuum-sealed in bags, with uniform proportions and uniform distribution.
Beef is also stewed and distributed uniformly in the central kitchen.
The processing procedures of Mr. Li's beef noodles are relatively strict and hygienic, which has led to the fact that its beef noodles have always been loved by many people.
The above is my answer. If there are any deficiencies, please feel free to add them.
I am very happy to answer this question. In fact, the recipe of Mr. Li's beef noodles is very simple, and the ingredients are very ordinary. It is precisely because using ordinary ingredients to make delicious food is worthy of our admiration.
Even if we use the same ingredients at home, we may not be able to make the same taste. I will share my method and ingredients with you, so you can try to see if you can make the same taste.
Ingredients: Beef, ramen, coriander, scallions, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, salt, soy sauce, chicken essence, rock sugar, red bean paste. Method: 1. Cut the beef into small pieces and soak in water for half an hour. Change the water several times to remove the blood.
2. Put the soaked beef in cold water, add appropriate amount of cooking wine and boil for 5 minutes, skimming off the blood foam in the middle.
3. After cooking, rinse with cold water to control the water.
4. Prepare onions, ginger, garlic, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, and fennel seeds.
5. Heat oil in a pot and stir-fry the bean paste until red oil appears.
6. Add the beef to the pot and stir-fry evenly.
7. Pour the fried beef into the rice cooker and add rock sugar and other ingredients.
8. Cook in the rice cooker for one hour until the meat is tender. The time depends on the size of the meat.
9. After the meat is cooked, cook the noodles. When the noodles are cooked, take them into a bowl and add some noodle soup.