Sunday 30 December 2012

Shanghai 'Zha Jiang' Noodles (炸醬麵)

Shanghai Zha Jiang Noodles 炸醬麵01

Shanghai 'Zha Jiang' Noodles (炸醬麵)
Recipe adapted from Almostbourdain
Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 500 g Shanghai noodle (I cooked 450 gm)
  • 2 tbsp sweet bean sauce (more if you prefer stronger taste)
  • 500 g minced pork (I added marinade, see below)
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup water (I used Campbell’s salt-reduced chicken stock)
  • 1 carrot, thinly shredded
  • 1 cucumber, thinly shredded
  • chopped spring onions for garnish


甜麵醬 Sweet Bean Sauce


上海麵 Shanghai Noodles

Marinade:

  • 2 tsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
  • pepper, to taste
Method:

  1. Heat a wok or frying pan with oil. Add pork mince (Note: I mixed it with marinade for 15 minutes before stir frying.) and stir fry until brown. Add ginger and garlic and stir fry together with the pork mince until fragrant.
  2. Add sweet bean sauce, dark soy sauce and mix until combined.
  3. Add 1/2 cup of water/chicken stock, bring to a boil and then lower heat to a slow simmer until sauce is thicken. Add sugar to taste.
  4. Cook the noodle according to packet instructions. Drain and put into four individual serving bowls.
  5. Divide pork mince into 4 equal portions and pour on the noodle.
  6. Sprinkle with chopped spring onions and garnish with shredded carrots and cucumber.
  7. Serve immediately.


Read more: http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2010/11/shanghai-zha-jiang-noodles.html#ixzz2GXhbpT00

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