Ants In A Tree
From skyduchess 16 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This dish by Sara Moulton, Ants in a Tree, gets its name because the ground meat separates to resemble ants, against the cellophane noodles.
Ingredients
- kosher salt shopping list
- 1 lb. cellophane noodles (bean threads) or angel hair pasta shopping list
- 2 lb. ground meat shopping list
- 1/2 cup soy sauce shopping list
- 2 tablespoons Asian (toasted) sesame oil shopping list
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch shopping list
- 12 scallions, white and green parts, thinly sliced shopping list
- 3/8 cups vegetable oil shopping list
- 2 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated shopping list
- 8 cloves, garlic minced shopping list
- 2 tablespoons Asian chile paste shopping list
- 4 cups shredded napa cabbage shopping list
- 1 1/3 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade shopping list
- Freshly ground black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
- Add the noodles and bring back to a boil.
- Boil for 1 minute for cellophane noodles and 2 to 3 minutes for angel hair pasta.
- Drain in a colander and rinse under running water. Set aside.
- Stir the meat with 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce, the sesame oil, the cornstarch, and 1/2 of the scallions in a small bowl.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat until almost smoking.
- Add the ginger, garlic, and chile paste.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the meat mixture and cook for 1 minute longer.
- Stir in the cabbage and the remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce.
- Cook, stirring, until the cabbage is almost wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the cooked noodles and cook, cutting them slightly with the side of the spatula, until the meat is no longer pink, about 1 minute.
- Pour in the chicken stock and add the remaining scallions.
- Season with salt and pepper and reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Cover loosely with foil and simmer until the noodles have absorbed some of the stock, about 3 minutes
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Sounds really good :)
donman
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Sounds yummmmm - how could it not from Sara Moulton - thanks for posting! 5 forks!
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great post...a must try.
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