• 1 lb fresh wheat noodles or sub with udon noodles
• ½ lb ground pork or sub with ground chicken, turkey, beef or tofu
• ½ cup reserved noodle water
• 1 green onion finely chopped for garnish
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil

Noodle sauce:

• 2 tablespoon sesame paste or sub with smooth peanut butter or tahini paste
• 2-3 tablespoon Chinese chili oil or sub with any chili oil of your choice or make my homemade version here
• ¾ tablespoon dark soy sauce
• ½ tablespoon regular soy sauce
• 2 teaspoon white granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoon Chinese black vinegar *not shown in video
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• ½ teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn powder
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds toasted
• ¼ teaspoon chicken bouillon powder

Pork seasoning:

• 2 teaspoon regular soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or sub with dry sherry or rice vinegar
• ½ teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
• ½ teaspoon white granulated sugar
• ⅛ teaspoon white pepper or black pepper