Recipes · Chinese · Main Courses
Zajiangmian (Noodles in Fermented Bean Sauce)
One serving has 802 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (176%), thiamin (162%), niacin (89%), riboflavin (65%), phosphorus (62%) and manganese (58%). Ready in 25 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (335 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: egg, gluten, pork, soy
Ingredients
- 90 g Egg noodles, dry
- 100 g Pork, ground, raw
- 30 g Hoisin sauce
- 5 g Soy sauce
- 40 g Cucumber, raw
- 10 g Scallions, raw
- 5 g Garlic, raw
- 3 g Ginger, fresh
- 12 g Vegetable oil
- 40 g Water
Method
- Boil the noodles until just tender, then drain and divide between bowls.
- Heat the oil in a wok and stir-fry the ground pork over medium-high heat until browned and cooked through, breaking it into small crumbles.
- Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in the hoisin sauce, standing in for the fermented sweet bean sauce, the soy sauce and the water, then simmer gently for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick and glossy.
- Julienne the cucumber and cut the scallion into fine shreds.
- Spoon the hot pork sauce over the noodles, top with the cucumber and scallion, and toss together at the table before eating.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 802 kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 82 g | |
| Water | 178 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.5 g | 15% |
| Protein | 31.8 g | 66% |
| Tryptophan | 0.35 g | |
| Threonine | 1.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.5 g | |
| Lysine | 2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.7 g | |
| Cystine | 0.5 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.4 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.88 g | |
| Valine | 1.6 g | |
| Histidine | 1 g | |
| Fat | 38.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 13.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 10.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 9.3 g | |
| Saturated | 11 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.14 g | |
| Cholesterol | 149 mg | |
| Calcium | 81.1 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.4 mg | 44% |
| Iron | 5.2 mg | 29% |
| Magnesium | 92.2 mg | 30% |
| Manganese | 1 mg | 58% |
| Phosphorus | 434 mg | 62% |
| Potassium | 683 mg | 15% |
| Selenium | 97 µg | 176% |
| Sodium | 839 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.3 mg | 53% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.8 mg | 162% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.72 mg | 65% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 12.5 mg | 89% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.7 mg | 33% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.69 mg | 53% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 229 µg | 57% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.96 µg | 40% |
| Choline | 79.2 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin A | 24.3 µg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 5.5 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 9.9 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 1.5 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 50 µg | 56% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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