Mayi Shang Shu

Name: Mayi Shang Shu (Bean Thread Noodles with Pork)
Yield: Serves 4 as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger root; 2 tablespoons finely chopped garlic; 4 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions; 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 2 teaspoons rice wine or dry sherry; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 3 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions; 1 tablespoon chilli bean suace; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 450 ml/16 fl oz chicken stock; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 225 g/8 oz minced pork; 125 g/4 oz dried bean thread noodles

Bean Thread Noodles with Pork

Preparation info

Serves
4
as Part of a Chinese Meal, or 2 as a Single Dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Taste of China

By Ken Hom

Published 1990

About

This classic Sichuan family dish has the rather fanciful name of “Ants Climbing a Tree”. When mixed with bean thread noodles, the ground pork is said to look like ants climbing a tree. It is excellent, and made in minutes.

Ingredients

125 g/4 oz dried bean thread noodles
225 g/8

Asia
China
Dinner
Main course

Method

Soak the noodles in. a large bowl of warm water for 15 minutes. When they are soft, drain them and discard the water. Combine the meat with the soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, and sesame oil.

Heat a wok or large frying pan until hot. Add the peanut oil and meat mixture. Stir-fry the mixture for 2 minutes.Then add the ginger, garlic, and onions and continue to stir-fry for 2 minutes.