Vegan Fried Sauce Noodles
Ingredients
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons salty bean paste
- 2 tablespoons of spicy black bean paste optional
- 4 tablespoons of sweet bean paste
- 1/2 cup ShaoXing wine or water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup mushrooms
- 10 oz firm tofu
Fragrant oil
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 onion
- 1 leek
Other
- Noodles of choice
- Cucumber
- Carrot
Preparation
Place all the pastes in a large mixing bowl and mix with ShaoXing wine until well-combined.
In a large non-stick pan with about 1/2 cup of oil, add the chopped onion and green parts of the leek. Cook over low-medium heat until brown. Remove the onion and leek, and reserve the oil.
Using the same pan, cook mashed tofu until golden brown. Then add mushrooms and cook until aromatic.
Stir in the sauce and turn heat to low. Cook while stirring constantly until the oil separates from the mixture. Season with sugar and stir in the chopped white part of the leek.
Cook noodles as directed and place in a serving bowl. Ladle sauce over the noodles and serve with shredded cucumber and carrot.
Tips
Refrigerate the remaining sauce for up to a week.
