De-constructed Jah Jiang Mein – Northern Chinese Style Noodles
Makes about 20 pouches
¼ cup sweet flour paste
¼ cup bean sauce
1 teaspoon salted soybeans
3 tablespoons peanut oil
½ pound ground pork
6 oz. finely chopped shrimp
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons minced ginger
1/3 cup chopped green onion, white part only
1 tablespoon finely chopped salted mustard
1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
¼ pound fresh thin Chinese style wheat noodles
¾ cup matchstick cucumber
¾ cup matchstick radish
20 or more butter lettuce leaves
¼ cup chopped Kim Chee made with Napa Cabbage
- Mix together the sweet flour paste, bean sauce and salted soybeans in a bowl.
- Heat the oil over high heat and add the oil. Wait a second or so before adding the soybean seasoning mixture. Lower the heat, and keep stir-frying until the mixture turns blackish but not burnt.
- Increase the heat, and add the ground pork and keep stirring until it is cooked.
- Add the shrimp and continue to stir-fry until it too is cooked.
- Season with garlic, ginger, green onion and salted mustard. Lower the heat and keep stirring. Add the cooking wine and mix well. Turn off the heat. Cover and keep warm.
- Boil the noodles until cooked. Drain out excess water and transfer to a mixing bowl. While the noodles are piping hot, spoon the sauce over and mix lightly. Toss in the cucumber and radish and mix lightly.
- Put bite size noodle mixture into the center of the lettuce leaves. Spoon the meat and shrimp mixture on top.
- Garnish with Kim Chee. Serve immediately.