Zha Jiang Mian Recipe 【How to Make Chinese Fried Sauce Noodles】｜炸醬麵

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey reduces fat content while still providing protein.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake without sacrificing flavor.

fermented soybean paste

🥗Healthier: miso paste

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Miso paste offers a similar umami flavor with fewer calories.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier while canola oil is more budget-friendly.

Marinate ground pork with 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp white pepper, 1 tbsp rice wine or Shaoxing wine, and 1 tsp cornstarch for 10 minutes.

Slice dried tofu in half horizontally and cut into strips, then chop into small pieces.

Minced 2 cloves of garlic and chop 2 scallions, separating the white and green parts.

Soak shiitake mushrooms in water until soft, trim stems, and chop into small pieces.

Slice and shred cucumber.

Preheat a pan over medium-high heat and add 1 tbsp cooking oil.

Add minced garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant.

Sauté the white part of the scallion until fragrant.

Add marinated ground pork and stir-fry for about 2 minutes until it turns white.

Add bean paste and sweetened soybean paste, stir-fry for approximately 1 minute.

Add diced mushrooms and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.

Add diced dried tofu and stir-fry together for about 2-3 minutes.

Add 50 ml of water to blend the sauce.

Season with 2 tbsp rice wine or Shaoxing wine, 2 tbsp soy sauce, and 3 tbsp crystal sugar; stir well.

Add 120 ml of water and cover the pan to simmer for 5 minutes.

Add 1 tsp white pepper and gently stir.

Prepare to cook the noodles by boiling 1200 ml of water with 1 tsp salt.

Add noodles to boiling water and cover the pan, cooking over medium-low heat for 5-6 minutes, stirring gently with chopsticks.

Serve cooked noodles in a bowl, topped with sauce, cucumber shreds, and chopped green onions.

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