Maple Zha Jiang Mian - Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• 5 ⅓ oz pork mince
• 1 cucumber, sliced into thin strips
• ⅓ leek, sliced into thin strips
• 2 ⅔ oz noodles
• 3 tsp cooking oil
• ⅓ oz spring onion, cut into bite-size pieces
• ⅖ cup bamboo shoots, cut into bite-size pieces
• 3 shitake mushrooms, cut into bite-size pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ tsp soy bean sauce
• 1 tbsp + ½ tsp tianmian sauce
• 1 tbsp + 3 ½ tsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp + ½ tsp pure maple syrup (preferably dark syrup for its robust taste)
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• 2 tsp potato starch
• 1 ½ tsp sesame oil