serves
2
prep
20 minutes
cook
30 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
2
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
30
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
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Episode 5
episode • The Streets With Dan Hong • cooking • 24m
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episode • The Streets With Dan Hong • cooking • 24m
PG
Ingredients
- 450 g egg noodles - fresh thin egg noodles or instant noodles
- 170 g ground pork (30% fat)
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- Pinch white pepper
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1½ tbsp ginger, finely minced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 fresh shiitake mushrooms, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp sweet bean sauce
- 3 tbsp ground bean sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 cup water
Salad
- 1 cup cucumber, julienne
- 1 cup Chinese cabbage, julienne
- 1 bunch coriander, leaves picked
- 1 tbsp black vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sesame seeds, toasted, to garnish
Marinating time: 10 mins
Instructions
- Blanch noodles, refresh, coat in a little vegetable oil, and dry in the fridge.
- Add pork, salt, corn starch and white pepper to a bowl. Use your hands to combine. Set aside to marinade for 10 minutes.
- Add the vegetable oil to a hot wok over high heat. Add the marinated pork and cook for 3-5 minutes or until browned. Add ginger and garlic, stir through. Add mushrooms and saute for a minute before adding the ground bean sauce, sweet bean paste, soy and water. Reduce to a medium heat and simmer for 25 minutes, stir occasionally.
- Add noodles to the air fryer basket. Set to 200°C, cook for 5 minutes. Flip and air fry for a further 5 minutes. Transfer to your serving plate, top with the zha jiang sauce.
- Add the cucumber, cabbage and coriander leaves to a bowl. Dress with back vinegar and soy sauce and sesame oil. Pile the salad onto the noodles, garnish with sesame seeds.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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