◾︎ Zha Jiang Mian
【Ingredients】(Serves 1)
1 portion Chinese noodle
1/2 clove garlic
1/4 Welsh onion
100 g ground pork
1/2 tsp chicken bouillon
1/2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp sake
2 Tbsp sweet bean sauce
1/2 tsp doubanjiang
80 ml water
potato starch dissolved in water
1/2 cucumber
1/2 mentsuyu-marinated egg
thinly shredded red pepper

【Directions】
1. Boil and drain the noodles.
2. Finely chop the garlic and Welsh onion, and cut the cucumber into thin strips.
3. Heat oil (not listed) in a frying pan, cook the garlic and Welsh onion, then add the pork.
4. Once cooked through, add chicken bouillon, sugar, soy sauce, sake, sweet bean sauce, doubanjiang, and water. Once it comes to a boil, thicken with potato starch dissolved in water.
5. Top the noodles with the cucumber, marinated egg, and 4, and garnish with thinly shredded red pepper.