Zha Jiang Mian (Chinese Fried Sauce Noodles aka "Chinese Spaghetti")
For two servings, you'll need:
8 oz Chinese wheat noodles or Italian thin spaghetti noodles
1/2 lb ground pork or ground turkey
1 small onion, finely diced
4 cloves garlic, finely minced
3 tblsp Chao/Doufu Ru (Vietnamese/Chinese Fermented Bean Curd)
3 tblsp Chinese Black Bean Sauce
3 tblsp Chinese Hoisin Sauce
1 tblsp Chinese hsiao xing rice wine or regular white wine
Optional: Add julienned carrots or cucumbers at the end.
Boil noodles. Drain. Set aside.
Finely dice one small onion and finely mince 4 cloves garlic.
In a saute pan on medium-high heat, drizzle a bit of oil and saute the onions and garlic until softened. Add the ground pork or ground turkey, 3 tblsp fermented bean curd, 3 tblsp black bean sauce, 3 tblsp hoisin sauce, and 1 tblsp rice wine. Saute until the meat is cooked.
Taste and adjust portions if necessary. Add water if the mixture is too salty. Simmer for a few minutes if needed until the meat sauce is to your liking.
Pour the sauce over the noodles. Garnish with julienned carrots and cucumbers if you wish.
Read more: http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2009/04/zha-jiang-mian-chinese-fried-sauce.html#ixzz1ZxltiEoe
