Ants Climbing a Tree
A classic Sichuan home-style dish of minced meat clinging to glass noodles—evoking its playful name, "Ants Climbing a Tree"—with a glossy red finish and a distinctive, savory flavor.
Ingredients
glass noodles
100 g
ground pork
75 g
vegetable oil (about 50 g actually used)
750 g
scallions (minced)
5 g
ginger (minced)
3 g
garlic cloves (minced)
3 g
doubanjiang (broad bean paste)
13 g
chili powder
1 g
soy sauce
20 g
cooking wine
13 g
MSG
3 g
broth
150 g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Heat the oil in a wok over high heat until it reaches 60-70% hot. Add the glass noodles and fry until they puff up, then remove and drain.
2
Step 2
Finely mince the scallions, ginger, and garlic.
3
Step 3
After frying, add the scallions, ginger, garlic, and chili powder and stir-fry briefly. Then pour in the cooking wine, broth, and soy sauce, add the glass noodles, cook until the liquid is reduced, and finish with MSG.
