Stir-Fried Rice Noodles

Ingredients

• Rice noodles, pork/bison
• Seasoning mix: Salt, MSG, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, cumin powder (or use rice noodle seasoning directly)
• Other seasonings: White pepper
• Cucumber, gluten chunks, mung bean sprouts, egg, garlic cloves, green onions, cornstarch
• Bowl, plate
• > Recommendation: Buy bagged fresh rice noodles on platforms like Taobao or Allison, usually sold in minimum 500g packs. They have a two-week refrigerated shelf life and usually come with noodle seasoning packets.

Steps

1. ### Preparation
2. Finely chop green onions (separate white and green parts), mash garlic cloves, and set them aside on a cutting board.
3. Crack the egg and scoop some of the egg white into one bowl; put the rest into another bowl to reserve.
4. Place mung bean sprouts in a pot and boil over high heat for 60 seconds. Drain the sprouts, rinse with cold water, and place them in a plate to reserve.
5. Slice the cucumber into strips and put them in the plate to reserve along with the sprouts.
6. Process the gluten (julienned wheat gluten) and place it in a separate plate.
7. Cut meat into thin strips. Add cornstarch, egg white from the reserved bowl, and white pepper to the meat. Stir well in a clockwise direction.
8. Note: Wheat gluten/pancakes (Liupi) bought from supermarkets are usually coated with cooking oil and can be cleaned with tap water. The gluten is the same.
9. Note: After cleaning the gluten, squeeze out the excess water by hand (do not overdo it).
10. ### Stir-Fry Meat
11. Add cooking oil, heat the pan, and then pour it out.
12. Pour in the processed meat and stir-fry evenly until it changes color, then return it to the bowl to reserve.
13. ### Stir-Fry Rice Noodles
14. While the pan is still hot, add 20g cooking oil (can reduce amount if you have high blood pressure). Add the white part of the green onions and garlic to stir-fry and release flavor.
15. Add the rice noodles. Pour in dark soy sauce for color and stir-fry evenly. Then add the noodle seasoning and continue stir-frying.
16. When the noodles are about to become transparent, add the stir-fried meat strips and gluten chunks. Add light soy sauce to enhance flavor and stir-fry briefly twice.
17. Add mung bean sprouts and cucumber strips, and stir-fry until the rice noodles are completely transparent.
18. Turn off the heat!
19. ### Final Step
20. Sprinkle the green parts of the onions for garnish, pick up the wok.
21. Pour everything into the plate and start eating.