
Ants Climbing a Tree
螞蟻上樹
This classic Sichuan noodle dish features glass noodles stir-fried with savory ground pork, garlic, and spicy bean paste. The ground pork clings to the glass noodles—like ants climbing a tree—making every bite flavorful and satisfying. This spicy comfort dish is perfect for lunch or dinner!
- servings
- 👥 2 servings
- time
- ⏱ 20 min
- Cuisine
- 🍽 Chinese
by @Kangacook_official · Original recipe on kangacook.com
English text is machine-translated from the original Chinese and has not been reviewed by a person.
Ingredients
- 160 gground pork
- 90 gglass noodles (Glass noodles)
- 20 gchili bean paste
- 20 gsoy sauce
- 10 goyster sauce
- 15 gscallion
- 10 ggarlic
- 3 gsalt
- to tastewhite pepper
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Nutrition per serving
- calories
- 365 kcal
- protein
- 16.5 g
- fat
- 18.2 g
- carbohydrate
- 33.4 g
As published by the author; KangaCook estimates these automatically.
Steps
- 1
Soak the glass noodles in water until soft. Chop the scallions and mince the garlic.

- 2
Heat oil in a pan. Add ground pork and minced garlic, stir-frying until fragrant and no longer pink.

- 3
Add spicy bean paste and stir-fry until combined. Then add soy sauce, oyster sauce, and 300 ml of water, and bring to a boil.

- 4
Cut the softened glass noodles into short sections and drain well. Add them to the pan and stir-fry until the sauce is absorbed, season with white pepper, and garnish with chopped scallions.
