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Apple JaJan Lo Mein

Apple JaJan Lo Mein

While it’s spicy and hot, a slight apple sweetness exists. Kids will like this mild spicy Lo Mein. The dish is served delicious either hot or cold.

Recipe Ingredients, 4 servings

  • 4 portions Chinese egg noodles
  • 140 g. ground pork
  • 1 (300g.) apple
  • 1 TBS lemon juice
  • 60 g. green onion
  • 4 (60g.) Shiitake mushrooms
  • 50 g. cucumber
  • 1/2 tsp grated ginger
  • Seasonings
  • ☆2 TBS soy sauce
  • ☆2 tsp sugar
  • ☆1 TBS Tianmian sauce (sweetened soybean paste)
  • ☆1 tsp Doubanjian sauce (broad bean paste)
  • ☆80 ml water
  • 2 tsp sesame seed oil
  • A mixture of 4 tsp starch and 4 TBS water
  • 4 tsp sesame seed oil for noodles

Cooking Directions

1. 1. Chop green onion and shiitake mushrooms finely. Cut the cucumber into thin strips. Cut out 4 apple peels with a cookie cutter of your choice, and soak in salted water.

Chop green onion and shiitake mushrooms finely. Cut the cucumber into thin strips. Cut out 4 apple peels with a cookie cutter of your choice, and soak in salted water.

2. 2. Grate the skin of apple first and mince the pulp, then mix with lemon juice.

Grate the skin of apple first and mince the pulp, then mix with lemon juice.

3. 3. Mix the star-marked ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.

Mix the star-marked ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.

4. 4. Heat sesame oil and ginger in pan over medium heat. Bring to a fragrant heat and stir in green onion, then ground pork.

Heat sesame oil and ginger in pan over medium heat. Bring to a fragrant heat and stir in green onion, then ground pork.

5. 5. When the meat is thoroughly cooked, add shiitake and minced apple. Stir and cook well. (Boil with meat and apple juices. Simmer.)

When the meat is thoroughly cooked, add shiitake and minced apple. Stir and cook well. (Boil with meat and apple juices. Simmer.)

6. 6. Add the combined seasonings (3.) and simmer again. When the moisture is gone, add the starch and water to thicken. Mix well.

Add the combined seasonings (3.) and simmer again. When the moisture is gone, add the starch and water to thicken. Mix well.

7. 7. Bring a large pot of water to boil and add the noodle. Drain. Toss with sesame seed oil. Heap up on a plate, put the meat sauce on, garnish with cucumber and die-cut apple skin.

Bring a large pot of water to boil and add the noodle. Drain. Toss with sesame seed oil. Heap up on a plate, put the meat sauce on, garnish with cucumber and die-cut apple skin.

Tips

- Grating the apple skin enables smooth texture to get a mild finish.
- Both meat and apple juices should be boiled down to receive the good flavor.
- The left-over meat sauce could be used as a topping for a slice of white bread, preferably served with mayonnaise. It is delicious!

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