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Zhajiangmian - Chinese pork gravy noodlesNoodles

Zhajiangmian - Chinese pork gravy noodles

This is my all-time favorite noodle dish but most people haven’t heard of it. It is incredibly easy to make and the hearty deliciousness just makes my heart sing. It’s best with hand-pulled noodles, but there are great frozen options that are more practical.

1 hr620 cal30 g proteinServes 42,237 saves
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Ingredients

  • 12 oz Minced pork shoulder
  • 1 tsp Avocado oil
  • 2 tsp Corn starch
  • 1/4 tsp White Pepper
  • 4 tbsp Ginger finely minced
  • 8 cloves Garlic finely minced
  • 4 oz Oyster mushrooms chopped
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
  • 4 tbsp Sweet Bean Sauce
  • 6 tbsp Ground Bean Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
  • 1 cup Water
  • desired Cucumber (julienne)
  • desired Carrot (julienne)
  • desired Cilantro
  • desired Scallion
  • 1 lbs Shanghai Noodles

Instructions

  1. 1Mix the pork with the oil, corn starch, white pepper, and salt and let marinate for 15 minutes
  2. 2Heat a wok until it approaches the temperature of the sun. Add 2 tbsp avocado oil.
  3. 3Add pork to wok and brown. Then add ginger and garlic and toss for 2 minutes. Then add mushrooms and cook until mushroom have browned and water has evaporated. Then add gravy ingredients and decrease temperature to medium low. Let the gravy simmer and reduce.
  4. 4Boil the noodles for 6 minutes and then drain. Rinse with cool water to create a chewy texture. Toss in sesame oil to add flavor and prevent sticking.
  5. 5Add noodles to bowl, top with pork gravy, and add garnishes to taste.

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Why Noodles Belong in Every Weeknight Rotation

Noodles are the world's most generous canvas. A bag of dried noodles plus a saucy stir-fry equals dinner in 15 minutes, every time.

The sauce-to-noodle ratio matters more than the recipe. Toss noodles in the pan with the sauce — not on the plate — so every strand gets coated.

Save a splash of pasta water (or noodle cooking water). That starchy liquid emulsifies sauce and clings to noodles in a way water alone can't.

Quick Tips

  1. 1

    Toss in the pan, not the bowl

    Adding sauce on top of plated noodles gives uneven coverage. Toss everything together in the hot pan for even seasoning.

  2. 2

    Salt the cooking water

    Even Asian noodles benefit from salted water. Bland noodles need way more sauce to compensate.

  3. 3

    Save the noodle water

    A splash of starchy noodle water loosens thick sauces and helps them cling — better than oil or extra liquid.

  4. 4

    Don't rinse, unless cold

    Hot noodle dishes lose their sauce-grabbing starch when rinsed. Only rinse for cold noodle salads where you want them slippery.

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