Zhajiangmian is a Beijing specialty consisting of wheat noodles in soybean sauce and vegetables such as summer radish and sliced cucumbers. The sauce is usually made by cooking ground pork or beef in combination with fermented soybean paste. There is also a vegetarian version of the dish that substitutes the meat with smoked tofu in the production of the sauce.
Chinese Fried Noodles | (炸酱面 – Zhá jiàng miàn )
Course: MainCuisine: ChineseDifficulty: Easy4
servings20
minutes10
minutes202
kcal30
minutesZhajiangmian is a Beijing specialty consisting of wheat noodles in soybean sauce and vegetables such as summer radish and sliced cucumbers. The sauce is usually made by cooking ground pork or beef in combination with fermented soybean paste. There is also a vegetarian version of the dish that substitutes the meat with smoked tofu in the production of the sauce.
Ingredients
fresh noodles for serving
- Side vegetables, adjust the amount accordingly
fresh cucumber as needed ,shredded
carrots as needed ,shredded
scallion white as needed ,shredded
- Pork Sauce
400 g minced pork ,or diced pork belly
1 inch root ginger ,finely chopped
2 cloves garlic ,minced
2-3 tbsp. yellow bean paste ,see Note 1
1-1.5 tbsp. sweet wheat paste ,tianmianjiang
300 ml warm water
1 tbsp. cooking wine
1 tbsp. dark soy sauce
1/2 tsp. sugar
Directions
- Add around 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in pan and fry the diced pork until withered and slightly browned. This is the process why we say it is “fried” sauce. Pour in Chinese cooking wine for a more pure taste. Move the pork to the edges of the pan, add garlic and ginger, fry over slow fire until aromatic. Slow down the fire, otherwise the ginger and garlic might be burnt.
- Pour in our mixed sauce, dark soy sauce and let it simmer for 15 minutes over slowest fire. Mix in sugar. If necessary, turn up the fire and thicken the sauce slightly.
- Blanch shredded carrot for around 30 seconds and cook the noodles according to the instruction. Top the sauce and serve immediately. Since this is a dry-mixed noodle dish, I high recommend matching it with a warm soup.
