Noodles In Brown Bean Sauce Food

SZECHUAN SPAGHETTI (NOODLES WITH SPICY MEAT SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok to 275°F.
• Stir-fry ginger and scallion 1 minute.
• Turn up heat to 425F, and add the meat.
• Stir-fry 3 minutes.
• Add sherry and soy sauce.
• Cook 1 minute, and remove from wok.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok to 275°F.
• Add bean sauce, hoisin sauce, and sugar.
• Stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Add chili paste, water chestnuts, preserved vegetables, mushrooms, and bamboo.
• Stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Add pork and chicken stock.
• Cook 5 minutes at 250°F.
• Put noodles into boiling water, and cook uncovered 3-5 minutes.
• Drain, and rinse with cold water, then with hot water.
• Mix with sesame seed oil.
• Arrange noodles on platter, and pour meat mixture over them.
• Serve in individual bowls, adding 1 tsp soy sauce& 1 tsp sesame seed oil to each bowl.

NOODLES IN BROWN BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Soak dried mushrooms. Slice radishes. Peel and shred cucumber then soak briefly in ice water. Shred scallions and celery. Blanch bean sprouts. Trim tough stems from Chinese parsley. Place each vegetable in a separate serving dish. 2. Prepare egg threads (see HOW-TO, _Egg Threads: To prepare). Place in another serving dish.3. Parboil noodles (from the Edit Tap, click to open recipe and follow instructions) and keep warm. 4. Mince or grind pork. Dice soaked mushrooms. Mash brown bean sauce. Crush garlic. 5. Heat oil. Add salt, then garlic, and brown lightly. Add pork and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (1 to 2 minutes). 6. Add mushrooms stir-fry 1/2 minute more. Quickly stir in brown bean sauce, hoisin sauce and stock. Then cook, covered, 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with sugar and cayenne pepper. 7. Transfer noodles to a preheated bowl and pour the sauce over. Garnish with egg threads and shredded vegetables and serve. VARIATION: * For the pork, substitute beef. For the brown bean sauce, substitute yellow bean paste.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.