Spicy Xian Pork Noodles

Name: Spicy Xian Pork Noodles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 400 g 14 oz) fresh fat or wide noodles or 250 g (9 oz) dried; 3 cm (1¼ inch) ginger, chopped; 2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine; 4 tbsp roasted chilli flakes in oil, drained, plus 2 tbsp oil; 400 g 14 oz) minced pork; 1 red chilli, thinly sliced; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 5 tbsp black vinegar; 4 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 tsp cornflour; 5 spring onions (scallions); 2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns; 2 tsp coriander seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

About

This northern Chinese noodle dish is served with a meat sauce that’s not shy on the chilli oil, garlic or Sichuan peppercorns. Traditionally lamb is used, but hand chopping the shoulder meat can be laborious, so I’ve used minced pork. Feel free to use any fat noodles like udon or even pappardelle, which mimic hand-cut noodles. I’ve also included a recipe to make your own.