Noodles with Spicy Meat Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 dried red chillies chopped
- 1 tsp grated fresh root ginger
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chilli bean paste
- 1 lb minced pork or beef
- 1 lb broad flat egg noodles
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 spring onions chopped, to garnish
for the sauce
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp mushroom ketchup
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 8 floz chicken stock
- 1 tsp shaohsing wine or dry sherry
Instructions
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan. Add the dried chillies, ginger and garlic. Fry until the garlic starts to colour, then gradually stir in the chilli bean paste.
- Add the minced pork or beef, breaking it up with a spatula or wooden spoon. Cook over a high heat until the minced meat changes colour and any liquid has evaporated.
- Mix all the sauce ingredients in a jug. Make a well in the centre of the pork mixture. Pour in the sauce mixture and stir together. Simmer for 10 - 15 minutes until tender.
- Meanwhile, cook the noodles in a I large saucepan of boiling water for 5 - 7 minutes until just tender. Drain well and toss with the sesame oil. Serve, topped with the meat sauce and garnished with the spring onion
Calories: 876 kcal
Carbohydrates: 92 g
Protein: 38 g
Fat: 39g
Saturated Fat: 12 g
Trans Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 178 mg
Sodium: 596 mg
Potassium: 757 mg
Fiber: 4 g
Sugar: 8 g
Vitamin A: 353 IU
Vitamin C: 34 mg
Calcium: 74 mg
Iron: 5 mg