JA JIANG MIAN RECIPES

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Place oil in a wok over medium-high heat, add onion and stir-fry until transparent but not coloured (1 minute). Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant (20-30 seconds), then add pork and stir-fry until browned (3-5 minutes). Add sugar and ¼ tsp salt, stir to dissolve sugar (30-40 seconds), then add stock, chilli bean sauce, sweet sauce and dark soy sauce, and stir until liquid has reduced (1-2 minutes). Add vinegar and simmer, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender, sauce is thick and coats the meat (3-5 minutes). Keep warm.
• Cook noodles in a large saucepan of boiling water until al dente (3-5 minutes). Season 4 serving bowls with a little Chinkiang vinegar (about ½ tsp) and oil (about 1 tsp). Add noodles and toss to coat. Top with stir-fried pork, cucumber, hot pepper condiment to taste and coriander leaves.