Meat Sauce Soy Bean Noodles 肉酱豆签

Soy bean noodles is called tau chiam in Hokkien. It's made of soy bean and wheat. Hence, the Protein value is higher than the normal noodles, and it's low in carbo too. It's good for diabetes patient who loves noodles. The texture is similar to "pan mee" （板面）.

I've eaten soy bean noodles a few times before, but each time it is cooked by mum...basically chicken stock soup noodles with ingredients like minced pork, dried shrimps, and "tong chai" (a type of preserved veggies). Honestly, I don't quite like it to be cooked that way.

I strongly believe this high nutrition noodles can be cooked into several simple and yummy dishes. So, I took the first attempt to cook it my way, which I simply named it as Meat Sauce Soy Bean Noodles. Shredded carrot, button mushroom and scallion were added to my Meat Sauce Soy Bean Noodles to make it into a balance diet.

I'm very satisfied with the outcome and I got thumbs up from hubby. :) Luckily I prepared quite a generous portion for him, otherwise, he'll pester me for more. Haha... sounds so proud ya. :P I may discover more recipes for soy bean noodles. Stay tuned!

Meat Sauce Soy Bean Noodles
Serves 2

Ingredients:

5 pcs of soy bean noodles
180 gm minced pork/chicken
1 carrot, shredded
6 button mushroom, sliced
3 clove of garlic, chopped
spring onion, cut into 2" length
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
water

Marinate the minced meat with:
1 tbsp of light soy sauce
dash of pepper

Seasoning:

1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp fermented soy bean sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp of corn starch diluted in 4 tbsp of water

Method:

1. Marinate the meat and leave it for 15 minutes.

2. Bring a pot of water to boil. Cook soy bean noodle as per the packaging instruction. Drain then water and pour the noodle on a big plate.

3. Mix a tbsp of sesame oil with the noodle to prevent the noodle from stick together.

4. Heat some oil in a wok and saute garlic till fragrant. Add in the meat and stir fry till cooked.

5. Add some sesame oil, light soy sauce, fermented bean, mushrooms, carrots and mix well. Pour in half a cup of water and leave it simmering for few minutes.

6. Add the corn starch and the spring onion to mix well just before turning the fire off.

7. Pour the sauce over the soy bean noodle and serve hot.