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    Meat Sauce Noodles

    Last Modified: September 17, 2018 by Elaine| 13 Comments

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    Another Chongqing five-star noodle soup recipe—wan za mian(豌杂面), meat sauce noodles with peas.Please do not be scared by the list of ingredients. It seems to be quite complicated but you can enjoy several bowls of yummy meat sauce noodles after one time efforts.

    I believe that all of you know that Chinese loves noodles. But as a common sense, we think the yummy noodles are usually come from the Northern cuisines, for example we have famous Lanzhou lamb noodles. Recently in China, we have a new star, called "small noodles" 小面, coming from my hometown, Chongqing, one of the four Municipalities locates in Sichuan province. "Small noodles" actually refers to a group of noodles. They can be simplify flavored with seasonings or topped with different types of toppings (braised beef, pork with pickled mustard ). The most popular one among our locals is this meat sauce noodles with peas.

    Sichuan meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    Hearing meat sauce noodles, you may think about the famous Peking style fried meat sauce noodles (炸酱面). The two actually are actually sister dish in my hometown. But they are quite different from texture to taste.

    If you want to give this a try, you can serve this with large parties. It can be prepared ahead and quite simple to serve for a large group of people.

    Sichuan meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

     

    MEAT SAUCE

    • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
    • 1000 g ground pork (30 % fat)
    • 3 tablespoon (60 grams) sweet wheat paste/tian mian jiang
    • 3 tbsp. doubanjiang /chili bean paste
    • 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
    • 1 tbsp. minced ginger
    • ½ tbsp. Sichuan peppercorn powder
    • 1 very small piece of Chinese cinnamon (桂皮)
    • 2 fructus amomi (砂仁), optional 
    • 1 star anise
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 2 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine/shaoxing wine
    • 1 tbsp. rock sugar
    • 3 cups stock or water

    Make the sauce: Heat your pan firstly and then add 1 tablespoon of oil, place the ground pork in. Fry for 2-3 minutes until slightly golden brown, add cooking wine.

    meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    Move them to the outside round of the pan. Add doubanjiang, garlic and ginger in the middle and fry until aromatic. Add tianmianjiang.

    meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    Place in spices and sugar.

    meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    Add 3 cups of water or stock and simmer over slowest fire for 40 minutes to 1 hour until the sauce is well thickened naturally.

    meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    Sichuan meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    STEWED PEAS

    • 1 cup  (400 grams) peas
    • 1 pork large bone
    • 3 slices ginger
    • 1 scallion
    • 5L water
    • 2 tsp. salt

    Pre-soak the peas until soft at the night of the previous day.

    Place pork bone in a deep pot and add enough water, throw one scallion and several slices of ginger. Bring to a boiling and then continue cooking for 2-3 minutes. Pick the bone out only and discard the liquid.

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    Place in a large pot with 5 Lwater, add pork bones and the peas to stew over slowest fire for 2 hours until completely softened. If you need to stir the soup, be gentle and do not break the peas. Or you can use a high pressure to cook for 45 minutes.

    Add salt to make a soup have a slight salty taste.

    meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    We will have our light soup base for the noodle.

    Sichuan meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    Assemble the noodles

    • 1 portion (100 grams) of ramen noodle
    • ¾ cup stewed chickpea broth
    • ½ tbsp. toasted sesame paste
    • ½ tbsp. light sauce soy sauce
    • ½ tbsp. minced garlic
    • ¼ teaspoon sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon rice vinegar
    • 3 tbsp. meat sauce
    • ½ tbsp. Chinese chili oil

    In each serving bowl, add sesame paste, light soy sauce, chili oil, sugar, garlic, scallion and vinegar. Mix well.
    Bring enough water to a boiling in a pot and cook the noodles. At the last minute, add some dark green vegetables. Scoop the soup base for cooking the peas to the serving bowl. Transfer the noodles in. Top with meat sauce and stewed peas.

    Sichuan meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    Sichuan meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    Sichuan meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

    Sichuan Meat Sauce Noodles

    Elaine
    Sichuan Style meat sauce noodles
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 2 hrs
    Total Time 2 hrs 15 mins
    Course Chinese, Main Course
    Cuisine Sichuan
    Servings 6
    Calories 604 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Meat sauce

    • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
    • 1000 g ground pork ,30% fat
    • 3 tablespoon 60 grams sweet wheat paste/tian mian jiang
    • 3 tbsp. doubanjiang /chili bean paste
    • 3 cloves garlic ,finely minced
    • 1 tbsp. minced ginger
    • ½ tbsp. Sichuan peppercorn powder
    • 1 very small piece of Chinese cinnamon ,桂皮
    • 2 fructus amomi ,砂仁, optional
    • 1 star anise
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 2 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine/shaoxing wine
    • 1 tbsp. rock sugar
    • 3 cups stock or water

    STEWED PEAS:

    • 1 cup 400 grams peas
    • 1 pork large bone
    • 3 slices ginger
    • 1 scallion
    • 5 L water
    • 2 tsp. salt

    For each single serving

    • 1 portion ,100 grams of ramen noodle
    • 1 cup stewed chickpea broth
    • ½ tbsp. sesame paste
    • ½ tbsp. light sauce soy sauce
    • ½ tbsp. minced garlic
    • ¼ teaspoon sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon rice vinegar
    • 3 tbsp. meat sauce
    • ½ tbsp. Chinese chili oil

    Instructions
     

    • Pre-soak the peas until soft at the night of the previous day.
    • Place in a large pot with enough water, add pork bones and the peas to stew for 1 hour until completely softened. If you need to stir the soup, be gentle and do not break the peas.
    • Make the sauce: Heat your pan firstly and then add 1 tablespoon of oil, place the ground pork in. Fry for 2-3 minutes until slightly golden brown, add cooking wine.
    • Move them to the outside round of the pot. Add doubanjiang, garlic and ginger in the middle and fry until aromatic. Add tianmianjiang. Stir to mix well.
    • Place in spices and sugar and continue frying for couple of minutes.
    • Add 3 cups of water or stock and simmer over slowest fire for 40 minutes to 1 hour until the sauce is well thickened naturally.
    • Assemble the noodles
    • In each serving bowl, add sesame paste, light soy sauce, chili oil, sugar, garlic, scallion and vinegar. Mix well.
    • Bring enough water to a boiling in a pot and cook the noodles. At the last minute, add some dark green vegetables.
    • Scoop the soup base for cooking the peas to the serving bowl. Transfer the noodles in. Top with meat sauce and stewed peas.
    • Garnish toasted peanuts and chopped scallion

    Nutrition

    Calories: 604kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 30gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 120mgSodium: 843mgPotassium: 553mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 215IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword meat, noodles
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    Sichuan meat sauce noodles|chinasichuanfood.com

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    Comments

    1. Robert

      August 11, 2018 at 8:50 pm

      5 stars
      Specifically, what kind of pea did you use?

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 12, 2018 at 7:35 am

        I use dried snow peas.

        Reply
    2. Ekta

      August 11, 2018 at 9:19 pm

      Is there a substitute for sweet wheat paste? I am allergic to wheat.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 12, 2018 at 7:37 am

        You can skip it and slightly increase the amount of soy sauce until achieve an acceptable salty flavor.

        Reply
    3. Choksi

      August 12, 2018 at 1:27 am

      Those look like sweet corn? And the chickpea broth is the stewed peas?
      Can I omit sweet wheat paste because there is already sugar?
      We don't like things too sweet.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 12, 2018 at 7:39 am

        Choksi,
        Chinese sweet wheat paste actually is actually a savory paste, with a hint of sweet flavor. So there will be no overwhelming sweet flavor in the sauce.
        But it is ok to skip this paste and increase the amount of soy sauce.

        Reply
    4. Dave

      August 13, 2018 at 10:57 pm

      5 stars
      This was a phenomenal dish! The family loved it, and you helped me overcome my fear of using Sichuan peppercorn powder! I now cannot wait to prepare more authentic Sichuan Dishes with this ingredient. Thank you for your web site and your recipes.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        August 14, 2018 at 7:57 pm

        Thanks Dave!
        This is slightly complex and I am quite worried about whether this one will be tried. Glad to know you follow the steps and make a lovely meat noodles. You will fall in love with Sichuan peppercorn after trying. Happy cooking!

        Reply
    5. Aly

      October 23, 2018 at 11:45 pm

      Omg can't believe I finally found a recipe for these noodles! First dish I had when I was on my exchange semester in HK and I fell in love with it! Thanks for providing the recipe! I will try it asap xxx

      Reply
      • Elaine

        October 24, 2018 at 8:30 am

        This is our local star. Completely unknown outside China but enjoy highest popularity in its home town. Try it and I believe you will love it very much.

        Reply
    6. Cristina

      October 24, 2018 at 11:03 pm

      5 stars
      This was so delicious and has a balance of complex flavors. I used Japanese miso because I don't have access to Chinese sweet wheat paste, and I couldn't find snow peas, so I used another small pale bean. It may have been a bit different, but oh so good! It really wasn't that difficult as once things got going on the stove, it's possible to do other things. It's a perfect soup for a cooler day. Thanks for the delicious recipe!

      Reply
    7. Liz

      September 10, 2021 at 8:26 am

      Hi, What is an idea you can you think of for substituting the dried snow peas with? Unfortunately, I don't have access to that ingredient even though it sounds so interesting! I wish I could get it- where do you find yours? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        October 10, 2021 at 8:33 pm

        Sorry, Liz. Dried snow pea is the soul of the recipe. If you can't find, check other noodle recipes please.

        Reply

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