Ants Climbing a Tree

Name: Ants Climbing a Tree
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 150g mung bean glass noodles, soaked; 150g minced pork; 1.5 tbsp Pixian chilli bean paste (doubanjiang); 2 garlic cloves and 1 tsp ginger, chopped; 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp dark soy; 250ml stock; Spring onions

蚂蚁上树/mah-yee shahng SHOO/

Also known as: Mayi Shang Shu, Ma Yi Shang Shu, Sichuan Glass Noodles with Pork

About this dish

Glass noodles braised with minced pork and chilli bean paste until they soak up the sauce, with bits of pork clinging to the noodles like ants on branches.

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Ingredients

🍜150g mung bean glass noodles, soaked

🐖150g minced pork

🌶️1.5 tbsp Pixian chilli bean paste (doubanjiang)

🧄2 garlic cloves and 1 tsp ginger, chopped

🫙1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp dark soy

🍲250ml stock

🌿Spring onions

Method

Serves 4

Fry the pork until crisp and browned.

Add the chilli bean paste, garlic and ginger and fry until the oil turns red.

Add the stock and soy sauces and bring to the boil.

Add the drained noodles and cook until they absorb most of the liquid.

Toss with spring onions and serve.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mayi shang shu is a homely Sichuan dish named for its look; it is cheap, quick and a staple of Sichuan family cooking.

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