Ants Climbing a Tree-vermicelli recipe

Method5 steps · about 15 min

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   Step 1: Marinade the minced beef or pork (1 cup) with pinch of salt. Soak Chinese vermicelli in warm water until soft around 10 minutes Move out and drain.

   Soak vermicelli · 10 minUses 200 g mung bean vermicelli · 1 cup minced beef or pork · pinch of salt · Additional warm water as needed for soaking vermicelli

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   Step 2: Heat up oil (1 tablespoon) in wok and fry the ground pork until aromatic and crispy.

   Uses 1 tablespoon cooking oil · Salt-seasoned minced beef or pork

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   Step 3: Add doubanjiang (1 tablespoon), minced garlic (2 cloves), optional douchi, minced ginger (1 teaspoon) and the chopped scallion whites (1 teaspoon) to the browned meat. Stir-fry over medium heat until the oil turns red and the aromatics are fragrant.

   Uses Crisp browned minced meat · 1 tablespoon Doubanjiang · 1/2 tsp. dou-chi (optional) · 1 teaspoon scallion white (white part and green part minced separately) · 2 cloves garlic (minced) · 1 teaspoon minced ginger

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   Step 4: Add soaked vermicelli, and add around 1 cup of water. Heat until it thickened once again. Add light soy sauce (1 tablespoon), dark doy sauce, and sugar (1 teaspoon). Give a big stir-fry to mix everything well. (There is no need to cook off all the liquid as the vermicelli continues to adsorb liquid after transferring out).

   Uses Soaked drained mung-bean vermicelli · Minced meat and fried aromatics · 1 cup water or chicken stock · 1 tablespoon soy sauce · 1/4 tsp. dark soy sauce · 1 teaspoon sugar

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   Step 5: Sprinkle chopped green onions and serve hot.

   Uses Finished meat and glass-noodle stir fry · Scallion greens for garnish (source gives no amount)