Irresistible
>> Friday, March 23, 2007
Although the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is on, I chose not to attend it but spent money & time on my other obsession – music. Last Tuesday I attended an awesome live performance by Augie March, who in my opinion is the best Australian band at the moment. I love everything about Augie March’s music, the diversity in their style and very beautiful lyrics. Listen to this awesome song, and you will understand why I love them. My next “concert” will be in August, not another rock concert but something I have long to see for all of my life. I will disclose the secret later when the time comes. :P
Back to the foodie business, this entry is about an irresistible noodle dish originated from
The noodle dish featured is very easy to make, as long as you have the right ingredients. You may need to find Chinese sesame paste (from
(*): After this entry was posted, Lydia has kindly advised me that Sichuan Peppercorns are now available in the US, subjecting for some strict rules. For more information on how to buy them in the US, please visir her post here.
Adapted from recipe by Ken Hom
Ingredients (Serves 3-4)
225g chicken/pork mince
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp salt
Oil, about 4 tbsp
3 tbsp finely chopped garlic
2 tbsp finely chopped ginger
5 tbsp finely chopped spring onions (scallions)
2 tbsp sesame paste, or tahini paste or at the last resort, peanut butter
2 tbsp datk soy sauce
2 tbsp chili oil
2 tsp salt
225 ml chicken stock (more if needed)
350g Chinese thin fresh egg noodles or dried egg noodles, prepared as per package directions. Keep warm.
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Method
Combine mince, soy sauce, salt in a small bowl. Mix well. Heat the wok until hot. Pour in the oil, wait until it is hot then fry the mea, stir using a spatula to break down into pieces. When the meat is crispy (about 4 mins), remove from the pan with a slotted spoons and drain on kitchen paper.
Pour of the oil, leaving about 1-2 tbsp. Reheat then add garlic, ginger and onions. Stir-fry for 30 sec. Then add sesame paste (or tahini/peanut butter), soy sauce, chili oil, salt and chicken stock. Simmer for 4 mins.
Divide the warm noodles among heated plates. Laddle on the sauce, garnish with the fried meat and roasted peppercorns.
This is my entry for Presto Pasta Night hosted by Ruth of Once upon a Feast. Please check her blog for the round up.
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14 comments:
this looks super tasty!
Szechuan peppercorns are once again available in the US (Penzeys sells them online, as well as many other sources). This is absolutely my favorite kind of recipe -- but then again, I've never met a noodle dish that I did not love!!
Chinese spag bol! Love it.
I love the flavor of Sichau peppercorns, your noodle must taste wonderful!
You are a good traveling buddy :D The first I did was to march to streets and looked for street food!
It looks stunning and I'm sure tastes even better. Now I have to hunt for Chinese Sesame paste and Sichuan Peppercorns. I wonder if they are really banned in the US and if that means I won't find them here in Canada either.
Thanks so much for sharing and bringing more pasta to Presto Pasta Nights.
Yummy.I bet my kids would love it!:)
I wish you could hear me exclaiming over that post! I adore this kind of dish--it's incredible. Thank you so much. I'm going to make this--and I will be thinking of you!
I enjoy Szechuan food. Is this similar to those "Zhajiang" noodles?
I love your noodles too, any leftovers? :D
And I do not know about Szehcuan peppercorns being banned in the US.
Indeed, it's irresistible! I will definitely try this recipe. What are Szechuan peppercorns?
Rachel, thank you.
Lydia, thanks for the info. I have put the link you recommended in the post. It will help other readers for sure. :)
Ed, thanks.
Gattina, my friends said I am a good travel buddy, too. :D
Ruth, thanks for a lovely event. You can find info about Sichuan peppercorn at the link I just included in the post.
Asha, thanks.
Sher, I really want to make your Burmese Noodles as well. :D
Tigerfish, yhm.. My Chinese was almost zero, so I wasn't sure what noodle dish you are comparing to?
Burcu, thank you. You can find information about Sichuan Peppercorn in Lydia's post (link in my post above).
There was an old restaurant that I used to go to to get spicy Szechuan noddles but it has long since gone...thanks for posting this! Now I can make them myself! :) And what do you know...I have a bottle of Szechuan peppercorns just waiting to be used! :) I'm drooling already with your great photos!
This DOES look irresistible! Wow, dinner tonight?
Anh, this looks so good! I don't have sesame paste now, I may have to resort to peanut butter!! Oh, I love street food too. They are unpretenscious, and always delicious.
Go to google, click images. Enter Szechuan pepper into the search box. This is the dried blossom of a tree which grows in Szechuan and in Thailand. It is NOT red chili pepper, these are the same color as cloves. I xeroxed a page from a Chinese cookbook, showed merchants in Chinatown in L. A. the Chinese characters. Even with this to help, I had to go to FIVE stores before I found this.
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