Make your own Zha Jiang Mian 炸酱面

Posted by: didallys on July 20, 2008

Zha Jiang Mian (炸酱面), a northen chinese dish, is a bowl of flat white noodles with a warm, thick and sweet minced meat sauce over it. It’s so simple to prepare, perfect for a busy afternoon. I like it with oodles of cucumber shreds for the nice crunchy feel. Some people like to add carrots shreds too. So it’s entirely up to your own taste buds. For the extra punch, mix the minced meat sauce with some chilli paste or chilli flakes.

Zha Jiang Mian 炸酱面
Serves 2

2 tsp garlic/shallots, chopped
½ cucumber, shredded
200g minced pork
1¾ tbsp of Peking Dip Sauce, 甜面酱
½ tbsp oil
1 tsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
190g flat white noodles (shanghai noodles)
30ml water (optional, add this if you prefer more sauce)

Cook noodles in a pot of water. Drain and leave them aside.

Remove core and seeds from the cucumber. Cut into thin strips.

Heat wok, add the oil.

Add garlic/shallots and stir fry until slightly brown.

Add the minced pork and stir fry till the pork is cooked.

Add Peking Dip Sauce, light and dark soya sauce.

Add water and simmer if you prefer more sauce.

Serve this meat sauce over noodles.

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