「Zhajiang Noodles」

Ingredients and amounts

• Diced or ground pork 150g per serving
• Noodles (dried noodles 150g per serving, or fresh noodles 250g per serving)
• Scallion 15g per serving
• Toppings (choose 4-10 types according to preference, such as cucumber, cabbage, radish) 35g total per serving
• Cooking oil 10g per serving
• Fermented bean paste (doubanjiang) 20g per serving
• Sweet bean paste (tianmianjiang) 20g per serving
• Garlic to taste

Step-by-step method

1. 1

   Step 1

   Julienne the toppings and set aside.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Finely chop the scallion. Heat oil in a wok, add scallion and pork, and stir-fry until the meat is fully cooked (no pink remains).

3. 3

   Step 3

   Add the fermented bean paste and sweet bean paste, and continue stir-frying until the mixture becomes slightly thick. Remove from the wok to get the zhajiang sauce.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Fill a large bowl with cold water and set aside.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Cook the noodles until just done (no white core remains), then transfer them to the bowl of cold water from step 4.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Immediately drain the noodles and transfer to a clean bowl.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Add the zhajiang sauce from step 3 to the noodles and mix well. Then add the julienned toppings from step 1 and mix well.