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Zhajiangmian

Zhajiangmian is a Chinese dish of wheat noodles topped with zhajiang sauce and served with pork and vegetable garnishes.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 257 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

For the noodles
  • 16 oz. Fresh wheat noodles (or dry wheat noodles)
For the sauce
  • 8 oz. pork , diced
  • 5 tablespoons dry yellow soybean paste , huángjiàng
  • 2 teaspoons sweetened black soybean sauce (or hoisin sauce)
  • 1¼ cup lukewarm water
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 star anise
  • 3 scallions , finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine
For the vegetables
  • 6 oz. bean sprouts
  • 6 oz. green soybeans , edamame
  • 1 large cucumber , skin on, julienned
  • 5 radishes , sliced
  • 1 large carrot , julienned

Instructions

Sauce
    Cup of Yum
  1. In a bowl, thoroughly dilute the dry yellow soybean paste and sweet soy bean sauce (or hoisin sauce) with lukewarm water. Set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a wok over medium to high heat.
  3. Add the star anise, the green part of the scallion and the ginger.
  4. Mix and sizzle until the flavors emerge.
  5. Add pork and rice wine. Sauté, stirring, until the pork turns pale.
  6. Pour the diluted sauce. Bring to a boil then cover and simmer for 20 minutes over medium/low heat.
  7. After 20 minutes, increase the temperature and cook over high heat to reduce and especially thicken the sauce a little to the desired consistency.
  8. Finally add the white part of the scallions. Set aside.
Vegetables
  1. Blanch the soybean sprouts and green soy beans in boiling water for 5 minutes (cucumbers, carrots and radishes are served raw).
  2. Drain and reserve.
Noodles
  1. Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse them under cold water for just a few seconds.
  2. To serve, divide noodles among 4 serving bowls.
  3. Garnish with sauce and vegetables.