The Best Chinese Noodle Sauce (Da Lu Mian)

Ingredients

• • 24 oz (660 g) dried noodles of your choice ((*Footnote 1))
• • 1 cup handfuls dried lily flowers (2 cup once rehydrated)
• • 10 dried shiitake mushrooms (2 cups once rehydrated)
• • 1/4 cup dried woodear mushrooms (2 cups once rehydrated)
• • 1 lb (450 g) prawns (peeled and deveined)
• • 12 oz (350 g) pork tenderloin (thinly sliced)
• • 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
• • 4 teaspoons cornflour
• • 3/4 teaspoon salt
• • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• • 1 can (28 oz/794 g) diced tomato
• • 4 spring onions (sliced)
• • 1 tablespoon ginger (minced)
• • 4 cups chicken stock
• • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• • 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce ((Optional) (*Footnote 2))
• • 1/4 cup cornflour
• • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil or homemade chilli oil ((Optional))

Preparation Steps