Hunan Noodles with Spicy Meat Sauce

炸醬麵

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    as a main course .
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Barbara Tropp

Published 1982

  • About

Noodles slathered with hearty sauces concocted from minced pork, bean pastes, and sometimes hoisin sauce are common in north China. This recipe takes us farther south into central China and the province of Hunan, for a spicy, lighter, and clearer-tasting variation on the same theme. The sparkle and spice is supplied by Chinese chili sauce, and there is lots of ginger, garlic, scallion, and pepper to give the noodles zip. Plus, there is enough pork to make it a complete meal in a bowl.