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Zha Jiang Mian(Beijing-style Noodles 炸酱面)
Noodles with fried sauce. A simple name yet carrying the fireworks memories of several generations. Fragrant sauce and chewy noodles. Every bite is the most down-to-earth taste of life.
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
- ·100g pork
- ·50g cucumber
- ·130g flour
Additional Ingredients
- ·5g scallions
- ·5g ginger
- ·2 cloves garlic
- ·2 star anise
- ·60g fried sauce
- ·15g sweet flour paste
Seasonings
- ·5g salt
- ·50ml cooking oil
- ·70g white sugar
- ·5g baking powder
DIRECTIONS
Step 1
First, process the ingredients. Take 100 grams of pork and cut it into diced pieces. Cut 5 grams of scallions and 5 grams of ginger into diced pieces. Cut 2 cloves of garlic into slices. At the same time, prepare 50 grams of shredded cucumbers and set them aside separately.
Step 2
Next, fry the ingredients to release fragrance. Pour 50 milliliters of cooking oil into the pot. After the oil is hot, add 2 star anise and fry over low heat until a fragrance is emitted.
Step 3
Then stir-fry the diced meat. Add the diced pork to the pot and stir-fry over medium heat until the diced meat changes color and is fragrant.
Step 4
After that, add ingredients and stir-fry the sauce. Pour in the garlic slices, scallion dices, and ginger dices and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add 60 grams of fried sauce and 15 grams of sweet flour paste and continue to stir until evenly mixed.
Step 5
Then season and simmer the sauce. Add 5 grams of salt and 50 milliliters of water. First bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer slowly until the sauce becomes thick. Then turn off the heat and set aside.
Step 6
Next, make dough. Put 130 grams of flour, 5 grams of baking powder, and 70 grams of white sugar in a bowl. Then pour in 50 milliliters of oil and 50 milliliters of water. Stir evenly to form a fluffy dough.
Step 7
Then knead the dough and let it rest. Move the dough to a floured cutting board and knead it for 5 to 7 minutes until the surface is smooth. Then cover it with a damp cloth and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Step 8
Then make noodles and shape. Divide the rested dough into two equal parts. Roll each part into a long strip, then roll it thinner and cut it into uniform noodle shapes.
Step 9
Boil water in a pot. After the water boils, put in the noodles and cook for 15 minutes.
Step 10
After cooking, take out and put into a bowl. Pour on the prepared fried sauce and spread the prepared shredded cucumbers.