Best Ma Yi Shang Shu Szechuan Pork With Cellophane Noodles Recipes

MAYI SHANG SHU (ANTS CLIMB A TREE)

Steps:

• Preparation:.
• Put the cellophane noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Stir and set aside to soak for at least 20 minutes.
• Put the ground pork in a bowl and add the 2 tablespoons soy sauce and sesame oil.
• Clean the scallions, then slice them, both the green and white, diagonally as fine as you can. Add half of the scallions to the ground pork mixture and mix well. Set aside the remainder of the scallions.
• Peel the garlic cloves and chop them into tiny pieces, about the size of a match head.
• Peel the ginger, then mince it very fine, until it reaches the consistency of coarse bread crumbs.
• When the cellophane noodles have become nice and soft, rinse them several times under cold water; drain well and set aside.
• Time to Cook!
• Heat your wok or pan over a high flame for 15 seconds, then pour in the oil. It will be hot enough to cook with when the first tiny bubbles forms and a few small wisps of smoke appear.
• When the oil is ready, toss in the chopped ginger and garlic, and the hot pepper paste. Stir-fry these ingredients together for 30 seconds, using your cooking shovel to keep things moving around in the hot oil.
• Add the meat and continue to stir-fry for about 1 minute, taking particular care to break up any large chunks of meat. Note: pork will not be completed cooked at this point.
• Pour in the soy sauce and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
• Add the cellophane noodles and cook for about 1 minutes, turning them over occasionally and making several cuts with the cooking shovel or wooden spoon.
• Add the water and the rest of the scallions. Taste for salt and season as needed to give a rich, clear taste to the noodles. Cover pan and let simmer over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper just before serving.

MA YI SHANG SHU (SICHUAN NOODLES AND PORK)

Steps:

• Place noodles and 4 cups boiling water in a bowl; let sit until soft, about 4 minutes. Drain and toss noodles with sesame oil; set aside.
• Heat canola oil in a 14 inch flat-bottomed wok or frying pan over medium-high heat.
• Add pork and cook, breaking up meat, until browned, 5-7 minutes.
• Add garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add paste, light soy, wine, and stock and bring to a boil.
• Add noodles and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by half, 8-10 minutes more, and stir in dark soy and scallions.

ANTS CLIMBING A TREE (MA YI SHANG SHU)

Steps:

• Soak the dry noodles in cold water for 10 minutes. Rinse, drain and set aside. In a wok over medium heat, add the oil and minced ginger. Cook the ginger for about a minute, and add the spicy bean sauce. Let that cook for another minute, and then add the ground pork (or chicken). Stir-fry until the meat is cooked through.
• Add the chicken stock, sugar, dark soy sauce, and light soy sauce. Bring everything to boil. Once boiling, add the glass noodles and scallions. Quickly stir everything together for 1-2 minutes. Serve alone, or with steamed rice!
• Seriously. How easy was that?

SZECHUAN PORK

Steps:

• Blend 2 tablespoon soy sauce and cornstarch in medium bowl.
• Add pork, tossing to coat well.
• Blend remaining soy sauce and sherry in small bowl and set aside.
• Cook and stir crushed red pepper in butter in large skillet over medium heat until pepper turns golden brown.
• Add pork mixture.
• Cook and stir for 5 to 7 minutes or until pork is no longer pink.
• Remove pork from skillet and set aside.
• Add red pepper, green onions and ginger to same skillet.
• Cook and stir for 3 minutes or until tender-crisp.
• Return pork to skillet with sherry mixture and cook for 2-3 minutes more, stirring constantly until pork is cooked.
• Serve over rice.