Noodles with Bean-Paste Meat Sauce

Name: Noodles with Bean-Paste Meat Sauce (炸醬麵)
Yield: Serves 6 to 8 generously.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1½ cups shredded celery; 5 tablespoons bean paste; 4 large cloves garlic, minced or mashed; ½ cup water; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 pound ground pork; 1 pound noodles, boiled; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 large firm, slender cucumber; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 large whole scallion, finely chopped; 4 tablespoons oil; 2 cups fresh bean sprouts; 2 cups shredded romaine lettuce

炸醬麵

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8
generously.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

Served with an array of crisp raw vegetables, this is a typical one-dish northern noodle meal. Although it involves the preparation of three separate components—the noodles, garnishes, and meat sauce—each can be done in advance.

Ingredients

1 pound noodles, boiled
1 pound ground pork

Asia
China
Noodles

Method

Noodles

Cook fresh noodles or spaghetti or linguine according to the instructions. Rinse, drain, and set aside. When ready to serve, plunge them into a pot of boiling water to boil briefly till hot. Drain them well.

Garnishes

Cut off the ends and peel the cucumber; halve and deseed it. Cut the halves diagonally into