Zhajiangmian (Chinese Fried Sauce Noodles)

Name: Zhajiangmian (Chinese Fried Sauce Noodles)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 30 g cooking oil; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp doubanjiang; 2 tbsp sweet bean sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 200 g wide noodles; 150 g ground pork; 20 g dried tofu (washed and minced); 20 g dried shrimp (soaked); 20 g cucumber (washed and shredded); 10 g shiitake mushroom (soaked, stems removed, shredded); 2 cloves garlic (washed and minced)

Wide noodles tossed with a savory sauce of ground pork, shiitake mushrooms, and dried shrimp, served with shredded cucumber.

45 min

Easy

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Zhajiangmian (Chinese Fried Sauce Noodles)

Ingredients

cooking oil 30 g

sesame oil 1 tsp

soy sauce 1 tbsp

doubanjiang 2 tbsp

sweet bean sauce 2 tbsp

sugar 1 tsp

wide noodles 200 g

ground pork 150 g

dried tofu (washed and minced) 20 g

dried shrimp (soaked) 20 g

cucumber (washed and shredded) 20 g

shiitake mushroom (soaked, stems removed, shredded) 10 g

garlic (washed and minced) 2 cloves

Instructions

Step 1

Soak the dried shrimp until soft. Soak the shiitake mushrooms until soft, remove the stems, and cut into thin strips. Wash and mince the dried tofu and garlic. Wash and shred the cucumber.

Step 2

Heat oil in a pan to medium temperature, then sauté the minced garlic until fragrant. Add the ground pork, shredded shiitake, dried shrimp, dried tofu, doubanjiang, and sweet bean sauce, and stir-fry together. Add the soy sauce, a little water, sugar, and sesame oil, and simmer until the flavors meld to make the fried sauce.