Zhajiang Mian - Minced Pork Tossed Noodles
photo by Rita1652
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 80 ml vegetable oil or 78.78 ml vegetable oil
- 5 green onions, finely chopped, white and green parts separated
- 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 300 g ground pork
- sea salt, to taste
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 4.92 ml white sugar (to taste)
- 500 g fresh shangai noodles (see note below) or 500 g udon noodles (see note below)
- 1 lebanese cucumber, seeds removedd, cut into julienne
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Brown Bean Sauce
- 29.58 ml brown bean sauce
- 4.92 ml hoisin sauce
- 14.79 ml shaoxing wine
- 375 ml chicken stock (plus extra to thin if necessary) or 354.88 ml chicken stock (plus extra to thin if necessary)
directions
- Make the brown bean sauce by combining the ingredients and mixing them well.
- Heat a wok over a high heat and once it is hot, add the oil and the white part of the onions and the garlic; stir-fry for 20 seconds, add the pork and cook it until it turns white and begins to separate; add the brown sauce; reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Add another cup of stock if you prefer a thinner consistency. Season, to taste, with sea salt, freshly ground black pepper and sugar.
- Meanwhile, cook the noodles in boiling water for 3-4 minutes; drain, rinse off excess starch, if necessary, and add the noodles to the wok with the remaining green onion and toss the noodles and green onion through the mince mixture; serve topped with the cucumber.
- NOTE: Shanghai noodles, eggless noodles made from wheat flour, are available from Asian grocers. To prevent them sticking together after cooking, add a splash of oil and toss through. This is particularly useful if you are cooking them ahead of time.
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Reviews
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I used LEE KUM KEE brown sauce and sake in place of the Chinese rice wine. Added 1 teaspoon grated ginger along with the garlic and the white part of the scallions. I didn`t have to add additional stock, found this pretty thin. I did add soy sauce in place of salt. The leftovers I added some steamed broccoli. Next time I would add more bean sauce and less stock maybe 1 cup would be plenty. Thanks!
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I used LEE KUM KEE brown sauce and sake in place of the Chinese rice wine. Added 1 teaspoon grated ginger along with the garlic and the white part of the scallions. I didn`t have to add additional stock, found this pretty thin. I did add soy sauce in place of salt. The leftovers I added some steamed broccoli. Next time I would add more bean sauce and less stock maybe 1 cup would be plenty. Thanks!
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