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Home-style Zhajiang Noodles
Pork mince in a savoury bean sauce, spooned over noodles with cucumber. Add sauce by taste rather than drowning the whole bowl.
Prep15 min
Cook25 min
Serves2
DifficultyEasy
Recipe guide · not yet kitchen-testedAI-assisted editorial draft. Timing depends on your stove, pan, and ingredient size. Use the doneness checks below.
Let’s get cooking
- 01
Prepare
Wash cucumber and cut into strips. Mix both pastes with measured sauce water.
- 02
Cook pork
Heat oil over medium heat. Add ginger and pork, breaking up clumps. Cook until ground pork reaches 71°C.
- 03
Simmer the sauce
Lower heat, add diluted bean sauce, and simmer 8–12 minutes, stirring often so it does not catch.
- 04
Boil noodles
Cook noodles in a separate pot to package directions and drain.
- 05
Serve separately
Divide noodles into bowls and add cucumber, scallion, and a modest amount of meat sauce. Offer more sauce at the table.
A little kitchen wisdom
Bean sauces vary a lot in salt and sweetness; do not add soy sauce automatically.
Can’t find an ingredient?
Sweet wheat sauce: Hoisin makes a sweeter, differently spiced version; start with less.
Cook safely
Whole cuts of pork must reach 63°C / 145°F, then rest at least 3 minutes. Ground pork must reach 71°C / 160°F.
FoodSafety.gov guidance ↗Something else for the table
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