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Pork & crab 'ants climbing trees'

Name: Pork & crab 'ants climbing trees'
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2 or 4 to share
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp rapeseed oil; 2 garlic cloves finely chopped; 1 tbsp ginger freshly grated; 1 medium red chilli deseeded and finely chopped; 250g pork mince or minced rehydrated soy pieces; 1 tbsp shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp dark soy sauce; 1 tsp chilli bean sauce; 200ml hot vegetable stock; 200g mung bean noodles pre-soaked in hot water for 10 mins, then drained; 150g crabmeat; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 2 large spring onions ends trimmed, finely chopped

Ching-He Huang

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Serves 2 or 4 to share

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 5 mins

plus soaking

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Make this delicious Sichuan snack made with pork and crab – its name comes from the minced pork that resembles ants climbing trees.

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Ingredients

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2 tbsp rapeseed oil
2 garlic cloves

finely chopped
1 tbsp ginger

freshly grated
1 medium red chilli

deseeded and finely chopped
250g pork mince

or minced rehydrated soy pieces
1 tbsp shaoxing rice wine

or dry sherry
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp chilli bean sauce
200ml hot vegetable stock
200g mung bean noodles

pre-soaked in hot water for 10 mins, then drained
150g crabmeat
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
2 large spring onions

ends trimmed, finely chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal390
fat14g
saturates3g
carbs45g
sugars1g
fibre1g
protein20g
salt2g

Method

step 1

Heat a wok over high heat and add the rapeseed oil. Stir-fry the garlic, ginger and red chilli for a few seconds, then add the pork mince and stir fry for 2-3 mins until the meat is browned at the edges. Add the rice wine or sherry, season with the dark soy sauce and chilli bean sauce, and mix well. Add the hot stock and bring to a bubble, then tip in the noodles and stir well – keep stirring until all the noodles are coated in the sauce and are a dark brown colour.
step 2

Add the crabmeat, gently stir in, and season with toasted sesame oil. Finally, sprinkle in the spring onions, toss well and serve immediately.

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