ZA JIANG MEIN (BEIJING-STYLE MEAT SAUCE WITH NOODLES) RECIPE - CHINESE.FOOD.COM

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Za Jiang Mein (Beijing-Style Meat Sauce With Noodles) Recipe - Chinese.Food.com image

This is a fast food or home meal in Beijing, and is quite popular in Korea as well. It's a thick wheat noodle topped with a savory pork sauce, which is a bit sweet and spicy. All this is garnished with a mound of shredded cucumber. You mix it all together and voila... a filling, tasty meal. It's Pucca, the Japanese cartoon character's favourite food as well. Many variations of this recipe exist -- Chinese people prefer it sweet, Koreans like it salty and with potatoes. Common additions/subsitutions for the pork

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4-1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2-3/4 lb ground pork (either lean or fatty)
5 -6 teaspoons brown bean sauce
2 -3 teaspoons sugar
5 -6 teaspoons beer
1 lb fresh white chinese noodles (no egg)
1/4 cup chopped scallion
1/4 cup bean sprouts
1/2 cup shredded cucumber
1/4 cup chopped garlic
chili, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in the wok. When the oil is ready, add the garlic and then the pork. Fry briefly.
  • Blend the bean sauce with the beer.
  • Add the mixed sauce, sprinkle the sugar into the wok and cook, stir until the sauce is piping hot (about 10 mins).
  • Turn off the heat and start to boil the noodles, 1 min and remove.
  • Drain the noodles thoroughly and place into a bowl.
  • Spoon over the sauce. Garnish with the scallions, bean sprouts and cucumber shreds generously.

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