INGREDIENTS
9 oz
Ground beef
1
small handful Cilantro, fresh leaves and stems
1/2 cup
Cornichons or sweet gherkins
6
Fresno chile, red
2 cloves
Garlic
1 tbsp
Ginger, root
2
Scallions, large
3 cups
Chicken stock, low-sodium very hot
1 tbsp
Chinese sesame paste
1 tbsp
Chinkiang black rice vinegar or balsamic vinegar
5 tbsp
Soy sauce, light
1 lb
Flat wide wheat-flour noodles
1/4 cup
Chili oil
1 pinch
Sea salt
4 tsp
Sichuan peppercorn, ground
1
White pepper, Freshly ground
2 tbsp
Peanut oil
13 tsp
Sesame oil, toasted
1 tbsp
Shaoshing rice wine or dry sherry