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Ja Jiang Mien

  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

  • Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • 1/2 lb. ground pork
    • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 2 green onions, minced
    • 3 tablespoons ground bean paste
    • 1 tablespoons sweet bean paste or hoisin
    • 1 tablespoon sweet cooking wine or mirin
    • 2/3 cup California black ripe olive wedges
    • 2/3 cup water
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • Cooked Chinese noodles
    • Julienne stripped cucumber
    • Lightly blanched julienne stripped carrots
    • Matchstick stripped radish

Directions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add pork and cook until browned, breaking it up with the back of the spoon. Add ginger, garlic and green onions and cook for a few minutes more. Stir in bean pastes, wine and olives and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Mix water and cornstarch and add to skillet; cook until mixture is thickened, stirring frequently. Serve over noodles topped with carrots, cucumber and radish.