Beijing-Style Meat Sauce and Noodles

Name: Beijing-Style Meat Sauce and Noodles
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Asia, Chinese
Ingredients: 8 ounces, ground pork; 1/8 teaspoon, baking soda; 5 tablespoons, red miso paste; 5 tablespoons, soy sauce; 3 tablespoons, hoisin sauce; 1 tablespoon, molasses; 8 , scallions, white and light green parts cut into ½-inch pieces, dark green parts sliced thin on bias; 2 , garlic cloves, peeled; 1 (1/2-inch) piece, ginger, peeled and sliced into ⅛-inch rounds; 4 ounces, shiitake mushroom, stemmed and sliced ½ inch thick; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 1 pound fresh, lo mein noodles; 1/2 English, cucumber, unpeeled, cut into 2½-inch-long matchsticks (2 cups); 6 ounces (3 cups), bean sprouts

Main Courses
Asia
Chinese
Meat
Pork

By Andrew Janjigian ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2018, America's Test Kitchen TV

The robust flavors in this satisfying dish take just minutes to make.

SERVES 6

TIME 1¼ hours

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