Soy Jam Noodles Recipes

SOY JAM NOODLES

Steps:

• 1. Slice radishes. Peel and shred cucumber then soak briefly in ice water. Shred scallions and celery. Blanch bean sprouts. Trim tough stems from Chinese parsley. Place each vegetable in a separate serving dish. 2. Prepare egg threads (see HOW-TO, _Egg Threads: To prepare). Place in another serving dish. 3. Parboil noodles (from the Edit Tap, click to open recipe and follow instructions) and keep warm. 4. Mince or grind pork, together with ginger root and remaining scallions. 5. Mix soy jam and water in a bowl. 6. Heat oil. Add pork mixture and stir-fry until pork loses its pinkness (1 to 2 minutes). 7. Stir in diluted soy jam and cook, covered, 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently. 8. Transfer noodles to individual bowls. Place the meat sauce mixture in a serving bowl at the center of the table, with the dishes of vegetables and egg threads nearby. (To eat: the diner spoons 1 or 2 tablespoons of the meat sauce over his noodles, then takes a little of each vegetable and the egg threads and mixes them all together.) NOTE: This is the family-style way of serving noodles. (Sometimes the noodles are soft-fried first.) Various dishes of diced cooked meat and seafood, diced hardboiled eggs and crushed walnuts or almonds can also be served with the noodles. When they are, a meatless sauce is generally used. (See Seasonings and Sauces, Chicken Stock Sauce for Noodles.) VARIATIONS: * For the soy jam, substitute 8 tablespoons yellow bean paste and 4 tablespoons soy sauce, and mix with the water. Simmer 15 minutes in step 7 then stir in 1 teaspoon sugar. * For the soy jam, substitute 1 cup hoisin sauce. Add in step 7 and stir in to heat. Then gradually add the water and cook 10 minutes as above. * In step 6, before stir-frying pork, add to the hot oil 1 garlic clove, crushed, and/or a few drops of sesame oil. * For the individual vegetables, substitute the following, tossed together and blended: 2 cups celery, shredded and blanched 1 cucumber, peeled and shredded 1 tablespoon peanut oil 1 tablespoon light soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil and a dash of pepper.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.