Hakka-style Wheat Noodles

Hakka-style Wheat Noodles

　　  Main ingredients: 2 bundles of wheat noodles (approximately 320g), about 150g of semi-lean pork

    Side ingredients: shrimp, Chinese chives, mung bean sprouts (about 80g each), dried small shrimp (about 30g), 4 dried shiitake mushrooms

    Seasonings: Marinating ingredients for meat: ½ teaspoon each of light soy sauce, cornstarch, oil, sugar, and salt (approx. 20g total), 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, ½ cup superior stock. Sauce: 2 tablespoons fish sauce, appropriate amount of sesame oil, 1 tablespoon superior stock.

Preparation:

    1. Blanch the wheat noodles in boiling water until cooked, remove and rinse with cold water. Soak briefly in chilled superior stock, then drain.

    2. Rinse the shrimp, devein, and stir-fry in hot oil until cooked. Rinse the dried small shrimp, soak until softened, and stir-fry in hot oil until fragrant. Slice the semi-lean pork, marinate with the meat seasonings, then deep-fry. Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms until soft, slice, and marinate with a little oil and light soy sauce. Rinse the bean sprouts and Chinese chives, and cut the chives into sections.

    3. Heat 3 tablespoons of oil, stir-fry the shiitake mushrooms, pork, shrimp, and dried small shrimp. Add the seasonings and wheat noodles, and stir-fry over high heat. Then add the Chinese chives and bean sprouts, and cook until the sauce thickens. Serve.