Taiwanese Noodles with Meat Sauce (Taiwanese Spaghetti)
This Hearty and addictive Meat Sauce Recipe can be serve over Taiwanese noodles or rice. We call it Taiwanese spaghetti! Quick to make and perfect for busy weeknights.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 lb noodles or rice of your choice
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce (or oyster sauce)
- 2 tsp light (regular soy sauce)
- 1 tsp Chinese black vinegar (or young balsamic vinegar)
- 1/2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp cooking oil
- 1/2 onion (chopped)
- 1 lb ground pork (or ground beef/chicken/turkey)
- 2 clove garlic (finely minced)
- 8 oz can bamboo shoots (drained and diced)
- 4 oz fresh shiitake mushrooms (diced)
- 1 stalk green onion (chopped)
Instructions
- 1
Cook the noodles or rice according to package instructions. Drain.
- 2
In a small bowl, combine the chicken broth, dark soy sauce, regular soy sauce, vinegar, five spice powder and brown sugar. Set aside.
- 3
Heat a wok over medium-high heat. When hot, swirl in the cooking oil. Add in the onion and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the ground meat and cook for 2 minutes. Push aside the onion and ground beef to one side of the wok to create a small spot to fry the garlic. Add in the garlic and stir fry for a few seconds or until you begin smelling the garlic. Add in the bamboo shoots and mushrooms. Toss everything in the wok together.
- 4
Pour in the broth/soy sauce mixture and bring to a simmer. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the green onions. Serve the ground beef mixture over the noodles or rice.