Glass Noodles with Minced Pork (Ants Climbing a Tree)

Ingredients 10

• Mung bean vermicelli 粉丝to taste
• Minced pork 猪肉末to taste
• Chilli bean paste (doubanjiang) 豆瓣酱to taste
• Spring onion 葱to taste
• Ginger 姜to taste
• Garlic 蒜to taste
• Dark soy sauce 老抽to taste
• Salt 盐to taste
• Cooking oil 油to taste
• Water 水to taste

Steps 7

1. 1
   Step 1

   Cut the vermicelli shorter and soak in warm water for at least 20 minutes, until you can pinch it apart and it has no hard core. Do not soak too long or it goes mushy.

   粉丝剪短，用温水泡20分钟以上，泡到用手能掐断、没有硬芯就捞出，别泡太久，会烂。

2. 2
   Step 2

   Mince the spring onion, ginger and garlic.

   葱、姜、蒜切末。

3. 3
   Step 3

   Heat oil and fry the spring onion, ginger and garlic until fragrant. Add the chilli bean paste and fry until the oil turns red.

   热锅放油，下葱姜蒜末炒香，再加豆瓣酱炒出红油。

4. 4
   Step 4

   Add the minced pork and stir-fry until it changes colour. Add a little dark soy sauce for colour.

   放肉末炒到变色，加一点老抽上色。

5. 5
   Step 5

   Pour in some water (or stock). Add the vermicelli and loosen it with chopsticks so it mixes evenly.

   加入清水或高汤，下粉丝，用筷子拨散拌匀。

6. 6
   Step 6

   Cook on medium heat for 5–10 minutes, then turn the heat up until most of the liquid is gone. Taste and add salt if needed.

   中火煮5到10分钟，再开大火收汁，尝一下味道，不够咸再加盐。

7. 7
   Step 7

   Put on a plate and sprinkle with chopped spring onion.

   装盘，撒上葱花。