Zha Jiang Mian (炸醬麵)
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Taiwanese
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 300 g Noodles
Fried bean paste
  • 350 g Pork loin, cubed
  • 3 pieces Five spiced dried bean curds, cubed
  • 200 g Fresh bamboo shoots, cubed
  • 1 Carrots, medium, cubed
  • 3 Green onions, finely chopped
  • 1 and ½ tablespoon Soy bean paste
  • 1 and ½ tablespoon Sweet bean sauce
  • 1~2 tablespoons White sesame paste
  • ½ cup Water
Side vegetable
  • Fresh cucumbers, julienned (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a deep sauté pan, add a tablespoon of oil, add spring onion and pork.
  2. Sauté until pork looks cooked from outside, then add bamboo shoots, dried bean curds, and carrots
  3. Sauté the ingredients for around 5 minutes
  4. Add soy bean paste, and sweet bean sauce
  5. Make sure the ingredients are evenly coated with the sauce, sauté for another 5 minutes
  6. Add water into the pan
  7. Bring it to boil, then simmer with the lid on until the liquid has reduced (to your desired consistency)
  8. Turn off the stove, cover the pan with lid and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes
  9. Meanwhile, bring another big pot of water to boil.
  10. Cook the noodles as instructed on the package
  11. Assemble the together by putting noodles, "zha jiang", and finished with cucumbers.
  12. Bon appétit!
Recipe by Eat with Eva at https://www.eatwitheva.com/2017/09/27/recipe-taiwanese-zha-jiang-mian-%e7%82%b8%e9%86%ac%e9%ba%b5/