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Ants Climbing a Tree Wikipedia

Ants Climbing a Tree (or variously Ants Climb Tree, Ants Climbing Up a Tree, etc.) is a classic Chinese dish of Szechuan cuisine|Sichuan cuisine. It consists of a ground meat cooked in a sauce and poured over bean-thread noodles. It is so called because the bits of ground meat that cling to the noodles evoke an image of ants walking on twigs.

Other ingredients typically used to make the dish: rice vinegar, soy sauce, vegetable oil, sesame oil, scallion, garlic, ginger, chili paste.

To make the ants, meat is marinated for a short time at room temperature while the noodles are soaked to soften. In a wok, the oil is heated until almost smoking. The scallion, garlic, and ginger are added and cooked slightly before incorporating the marinated meat.

To make the tree, the softened noodles are added to hot oil. The noodles will puff immediately and can be removed with a bamboo and stainless wire skimmer, set on paper towels to drain before adding the ants.

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Last Modified:   2005-11-07