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Zha Jiang Mian
Beijing specialty noodles with rich soybean sauce and toppings
Prep Time15m
Cook Time30m
Yield4 servings
Cuisine
Spicy:
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Ingredients
- Hand-pulled noodles 400g
- Ground pork 200g
- Yellow bean sauce 4 tbsp
- Sweet bean sauce 2 tbsp
- Cucumber 1
- Carrot 1
- Bean sprouts 100g
- Soybeans 50g
- Ginger garlic scallion as needed
- Cooking wine 1 tbsp
- Sugar 1 tbsp
- Sesame oil少许
Steps
- Prepare toppings: Cut cucumber and carrot into thin strips. Rinse bean sprouts. Soak soybeans overnight and cook until tender.
- Make sauce: Heat oil in wok, add minced ginger, garlic, and scallion. Stir until fragrant.
- Cook pork: Add ground pork, stir-fry until变色 and oil releases.
- Add sauce: Add yellow bean sauce and sweet bean sauce, stir on low heat until fragrant.
- Season: Add cooking wine and sugar, continue stirring.
- Simmer: Add a little water, simmer on low heat for 5 minutes to let flavors meld.
- Cook noodles: Boil large pot of water, add noodles, cook until done (about 3-4 minutes).
- Rinse: Drain noodles, rinse with cold water, drain well.
- Assemble: Place noodles in bowl, ladle sauce on top.
- Serve: Top with cucumber, carrot, bean sprouts, soybeans, drizzle sesame oil. Mix well before eating.
Tips
Tips: 1) Cook sauce on low heat to develop flavor; 2) Cold rinse makes noodles more chewy; 3) Adjust toppings to preference.



