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vermicelli Stir Fry

Ants Climbing a Tree (ma yi shang shu ) is a classic Sichuan dish consisting of glass noodles in a delicious sauce with ground pork.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: ants climbing a tree recipes, vermicelli Stir Fry
Servings: 4
Calories: 313kcal
Author: Luda huang

Equipment

  • wok

Ingredients

  • 1/4 lb vermicelli
  • 1/3 lb. ground pork or beef
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 tablespoon Doubanjiang
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 3 scallion white white part and green part minced separately
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 Red chili finely sliced
  • 1 Green pepper finely sliced
  • 1 1/4 cup water or chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoon chopped scallion

Instructions

  • Marinade the minced beef or pork with a pinch of salt.
  • Soak Chinese vermicelli in warm water until soft around 10 minutes Move out and drain.
  • Heat oil in the wok and fry the ground pork until aroma. Stir-fry until the pork is almost cooked.
  • Add the minced garlic, sliced ginger, and chopped scallion in the wok and stir-fry over medium fire and you can smell the aroma. add the Red chili and Green pepper, add the doubanjiang. Stir to mix everything.
  • Pour clean water (or chicken stock is much better ) and bring everything to boil. Add soaked vermicelli, salt, and sugar; add the soy sauce. give a stir-fry to mix everything well.
  • Reduce heat to simmer over medium heat for about 3 minutes or more, so all the flavors can come together and the vermicelli have absorbed liquid.
  • Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle chopped green onions and serve hot.

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Nutrition

Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 686mg | Potassium: 283mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg