Zhajiang Mian (Chinese Fried Sauce Noodles)
Stir-fry ground pork, dried tofu, dried shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms with doubanjiang and sweet bean sauce to make the zhajiang, then toss with cooked noodles.
Ingredients
cooking oil
30 g
sesame oil
1 tsp
soy sauce
1 tbsp
doubanjiang (broad bean paste)
2 tbsp
sweet bean sauce
2 tbsp
sugar
1 tsp
dried shrimp (softened)
shiitake mushroom (softened, stems removed, julienned)
dried tofu (washed and minced)
garlic
cucumber (washed and julienned)
ground pork
noodles
water
Instructions
1
Prepare the ingredients
Soften the dried shrimp; soften the shiitake mushrooms, remove the stems, and julienne; wash and mince the dried tofu and garlic; wash the cucumber and julienne.
2
Make the fried sauce
Pour the oil into a pan and heat to medium. Sauté the minced garlic until fragrant, then add the ground pork, shiitake strips, dried shrimp, dried tofu, doubanjiang, and sweet bean sauce, and stir-fry to combine. Add the soy sauce, water, sugar, and sesame oil, and braise until the flavors come together, making the fried sauce.
3
Cook the noodles and assemble
Cook the noodles until done, drain, and transfer to a bowl. Add the fried sauce and cucumber strips, mix well, and serve.
