Zha jiang mian (noodles with meat sauce)

Name: Zha jiang mian (noodles with meat sauce)
Ingredients: 4 cups napa cabbage (green parts roughly cut, white parts 1/4″ dice); 1 medium zucchini (about 1 cup, 1/4″ dice); 2 slices ginger (optional); 1/3 cup ground bean sauce (found in Asian markets; Koon Chun with the yellow and blue label is a good one); 1/3 cup hoisin sauce (found in Asian markets; Koon Chun with the yellow and blue label is a good one); 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 1/4 cup chicken broth; 1/2 cup water; 3 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with 3 tablespoons water; 1/2 teaspoon pure sesame oil; Fresh zha jiang noodles (buy at an Asian store, in the refrigerated or frozen section) or udon noodles; Cucumber (thin-skinned Persian are ideal, but small kirby cucumbers are also fine)

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Fresh noodles with this meaty, umami-packed sauce – salty, a little sweet and deep with flavor, comes from my parents’ home province of Shandong, China. Shandon

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Ingredients

4 cups napa cabbage (green parts roughly cut, white parts 1/4″ dice)
1 medium zucchini (about 1 cup, 1/4″ dice)
2 slices ginger (optional)
1/3 cup ground bean sauce (found in Asian markets; Koon Chun with the yellow and blue label is a good one)
1/3 cup hoisin sauce (found in Asian markets; Koon Chun with the yellow and blue label is a good one)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with 3 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon pure sesame oil
Fresh zha jiang noodles (buy at an Asian store, in the refrigerated or frozen section) or udon noodles
Cucumber (thin-skinned Persian are ideal, but small kirby cucumbers are also fine)