mung bean noodle fried( chinese ants climbing a tree

By foodiva

Ingredients

• 2 brunches of mung bean vermicelli
• 1 cup minced beef or pork
• pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 tablespoon Doubanjiang
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon shallot white (white part and green part minced separately)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups water or chicken stock

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 15mins
Adapted from chinasichuanfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

Ants Climbing a Tree-Cellophane Noodles Stir Fry – China Sichuan Food

Stir fry

Ants Climbing a Tree-Cellophane Noodles Stir Fry

Ants Climbing a Tree-Cellophane Noodles Stir Fry

Ants climbing a tree –cellophane noodles stir fried with minced beef (蚂蚁上树)

outside China. In addition to this mung bean cellophane noodles, we also have cellophane noodles made from yams like sweet potato cellophane noodle. Sometimes, you may find they are named as

In Guan Hanqing’s Dou E’s Injustice, the heroine’s mother in law was old and sick, lying on bed all the day long. Dou E shouldered the responsibility of taking care of her. Although they were very poor, Dou E still wanted to cook delicious dishes for her mother in law with the wish of helping her recovery. One day, she did not have enough money to buy pork but only for a small piece. Backing home, Dou E minced the small piece of pork and stir fried with Chinese vermicelli. When serving this dish, the old lady asked  why there were so many ants on it. The ants actually were the minced pork. After explanation, the old lady gave the dish a name as Ants climbing a tree. Nowadays, it has become quite popular in restaurants and daily kitchen.

Please ignore my claypot, it is just a container. You do not need one to make this dish at home.

Serve:

Ants climbing a tree-famous Chinese stir fried rice noodles

Heat up oil in wok and fry the ground pork until aroma. Transfer out.

Add doubanjiang, minced garlic, sliced ginger and chopped shallot in wok and stir-fry over medium fire until the oil becomes red and you can smell the aroma. Return pork and add soy sauce. Mix well.

Pour 1 cup of clean water and bring everything to boil. Add soaked vermicelli and sugar; 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)

Sprinkle chopped green onions and serve hot.

Stir fry

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