Photograph of the finished Zha jiang mian (Beijing fried sauce noodles)

China · Mì tương đen Bắc Kinh

Zha jiang mian (Beijing fried sauce noodles)

50 min Hands-on time
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Fresh noodles Fresh noodles 1.1 lb
  • Photograph of Pork belly Pork belly 9.9 oz
  • Photograph of Sweet black bean sauce Sweet black bean sauce 4.2 oz
  • Photograph of Spring onion Spring onion 4 sprigs
  • Photograph of Ginger Ginger 0.7 oz
  • Photograph of Garlic Garlic 8 cloves
  • Photograph of Cucumber Cucumber 5.6 oz
  • Photograph of Bean sprouts Bean sprouts 4.2 oz
  • Photograph of White radish White radish 4.2 oz
  • Photograph of Shaoxing Wine Shaoxing Wine 2 ⅔ tbsp
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 0.7 oz
  • Photograph of Oil Oil ⅓ cup

Method

  1. 1 Cut the pork belly into small cubes, and mix the sweet dark soy sauce with 40 ml of water until diluted.
  2. 2 Sauté the meat in a pan for 6 minutes until the fat renders and it's browned, then add chopped ginger and garlic.
  3. 3 Pour in the mixed soy sauce, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring constantly until the sauce turns a glossy brown color.
  4. 4 Add sugar and Shaoxing wine, simmer for another 3 minutes, then sprinkle with chopped scallions.
  5. 5 Slice the cucumber and white radish into strips and blanch the bean sprouts for 30 seconds.
  6. 6 Boil the fresh noodles for 3 minutes, arrange them in a bowl with the vegetables, then pour the soy sauce over them.
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