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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 30 minutes, Preparation Time - 10 minutes

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| 1. In a large pot of water boil noodles until al dente. Drain well. Rinse with cool water until the noodles are cool. | 2. Break off the tough ends of the asparagus, and cut the rest of the spears into 2-inch lengths. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and ginger, saute for 1 minute, make sure not to brown the garlic. Add the asparagus and 1/2 cup water. Simmer for 2 minutes. | 3. Put the cornstarch into a small mixing bowl, stir in the remaining 1/2 cup water and the rice wine or sherry. Stir well. Add this mixture, the soy sauce, and the fermented black beans, if you're using them, to the simmering vegetables. Let the sauce boil for a few seconds, add the spinach and stir until it wilts. Remove the skillet from the heat | 4. Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over high heat. Divide the noodles into four mounds, and place the mounds of noodles in the hot frying pan. Flatten the mounds in the frying pan so that more surface area will brown, reduce the heat to medium-high, and fry the cakes for at least 5 minutes, until they develop a golden-brown crust on the bottom. Turn the cakes over, and fry them for 3 minutes | 5. While the noodle cakes cook, reheat the vegetables and the sauce slightly. Add the sesame oil, salt and pepper to the vegetable mixture. Place the noodle cakes on plates, spoon the sauce and vegetables over and around the cakes, and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chinese wheat noodle	1	pound		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
asparagus	1/2	pound		45.3593	8.7997	4.9895	0.2722
canola oil	2	tablespoons		247.52	0.0	0.0	28.0
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
ginger root	1	teaspoon	minced	1.6	0.3554	0.0364	0.015
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cornstarch	1	tablespoon		30.48	7.3016	0.0208	0.004
chinese rice wine	2	tablespoons		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
soy sauce	2	tablespoons		16.96	1.5776	2.6048	0.1824
black bean	1	tablespoon	fermented	41.261	7.5456	2.6136	0.1718
spinach	8	ounces	rinsed	52.1631	8.2327	6.4864	0.8845
dark sesame oil	2	teaspoons		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
salt pepper	to taste			403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.