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Zha Jiang Mian (Vegan)

January 24, 2021 By Lisa Kitahara 3 Comments

Quick & easy vegan zha jiang mian (Beijing Fried Sauce Noodles). Packed with flavour, this Chinese “meat” sauce is perfect over noodles, rice and vegetables!

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Zha Jiang Mian (Vegan)


  • Author: Lisa Kitahara
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Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce (15ml)
  • ¼ cup shaoxing wine (60ml)
  • 1/2 ml cup shiitake mushroom soaking water (120ml)
  • 1/3 cup water (80ml)
  • 3 tbsp ground bean sauce (45g)
  • 2–3 tbsp sweet bean sauce, to taste (30-45g)
  • 1 tbsp chili bean sauce, to taste (15g)

Mince

  • 5–6 dried shiitake mushrooms (100g, after soaked weight) 
  • 4 oz firm tofu (110g)
  • ¼ cup walnuts (32g)
  • 1 tbsp ginger (15g)
  • 2 garlic cloves (6g)

Other

  • 1 small onion, chopped or scallion bottoms (40g)
  • 2 tsp cane sugar (8g)
  • ¼ tsp salt, to taste
  • ¼  tsp pepper, to taste

To serve

  • Noodles
  • Cucumber
  • Carrots
  • Bok choy
  • Scallions or cilantro 
  • Sesame seeds

 


Instructions

  1. Add all sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk to combine.
  2. Add the shiitake mushrooms, walnuts, ginger and garlic to a food processor and pulse blend until 
  3. To a food processor, add the mushrooms, walnuts, ginger and garlic and process. Add in tofu and pulse until chopped into small bits (but not a paste).Add in the tofu and pulse blend a few times just until crumbly. 
  4. Add peanut oil to a wok or large pan and cook the tofu mixture until it begins to look dry over medium high heat. Add in the sauce over low heat, stirring continuously for 8 minutes. Add in the chopped onions and fry until cooked but still crisp (about 4 minutes). Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste.  If the pan gets too dry at any point, add in 1/4 cup fo water. Remove from heat.
  5. Serve over noodles and top with cucumbers, scallions and sesame seeds. Enjoy!

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  1. Leslie

    January 27, 2021 at 8:12 am

    Looks like an amazing recipe will try. But are there other names for ground bean and sweet bean sauce please? I am not sure I have seen those in my local Asian grocery?

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    • Lisa Kitahara

      January 27, 2021 at 10:04 am

      Hi Leslie! I’ve added a photo of what they look like along with some links to whee you can find them. Thats the name as is 🙂

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      • Leslie

        February 1, 2021 at 8:08 am

        Hi thank you. I’m pretty sure those are available in Australia too 🙂 My local Asian grocer has nearly every sauce from that brand! I’ll let you know once i have made the recipe 🙂

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