Beijing-Style Meat Sauce and Noodles | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 8 ounces ground pork
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 tablespoons red miso paste
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 8 scallions, white and light green parts cut into ½-inch pieces, dark green parts sliced thin on bias
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 (1/2-inch) piece ginger, peeled and sliced into ⅛-inch rounds
• 4 ounces shiitake mushroom, stemmed and sliced ½ inch thick
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 pound fresh lo mein noodles
• 1/2 English cucumber, unpeeled, cut into 2½-inch-long matchsticks (2 cups)
• 6 ounces (3 cups) bean sprouts