Zha Jiang Udon (Japanese-Style Zha Jiang Mian)

Name: Zha Jiang Udon (Japanese-Style Zha Jiang Mian)
Yield: Serves 2 to 3 servings
Ingredients: 4 packs frozen udon noodles; 7 oz ground pork (about 200 grams); 1/2 stalk green onion; 1 clove garlic; 1 piece ginger (about 1 inch); 1 tablespoon sweet bean paste (Tianmianjiang or miso); 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 cucumber (julienned); 1 teaspoon cornstarch (mixed with 1 teaspoon water)

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This savory meat miso sauce is delicious not only on udon, but also over Chinese noodles, somen, or rice. Thank you for making this recipe popular!
Recipe background: This is a recipe I learned from my mother.

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Ingredients

Serves 2 to 3 servings

4 packsfrozen udon noodles
7 ozground pork (about 200 grams)
1/2 stalkgreen onion
1 clovegarlic
1 pieceginger (about 1 inch)
1 tablespoonsweet bean paste (Tianmianjiang or miso)
1 tablespoonsugar
1 tablespoonsoy sauce
1/2 tablespoonoyster sauce
1cucumber (julienned)
1 teaspooncornstarch (mixed with 1 teaspoon water)

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Steps

1

Finely chop the green onion, garlic, and ginger.
2

Heat sesame oil in a pot. Sauté the green onion, garlic, and ginger until fragrant, then add the ground pork and cook thoroughly. Add just enough water to barely cover the ingredients.
3

Simmer for a bit, then add the sweet bean paste, sugar, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Continue to simmer, then add the cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce.
4

Cook the udon noodles according to the package instructions. Drain well and place on plates. Top with the meat miso sauce, julienned cucumber, and any other vegetables you like.
5

You can also serve this sauce over Chinese noodles to make Zha Jiang Mian!