Chongqing Noodles (Xiao Mian, 重庆小面)

Name: Chongqing Noodles (Xiao Mian, 重庆小面)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon cooking oil; 3.5 oz ground pork (or beef); 1 teaspoon minced ginger; 1 tablespoon minced Ya Cai (or Zha Cai (see note 1)); 1 pinch dried chilli flakes; 1 teaspoon Shaoxing rice wine; 2 teaspoon sweet bean sauce (aka Tian Mian Jiang (see note 2)); 7 oz dried noodles (see note 3); 1 handful leafy green (eg. bok choy, water spinach, choy sum, etc.); 1¼ cup chicken/beef/vegetable stock (see note 4); 3.5 oz canned chickpeas, drained (see note 5); 2 tablespoon light soy sauce; 2 teaspoon black rice vinegar; 2 tablespoon Chinese chilli oil (or to taste); ½ teaspoon ground Sichuan pepper (or to taste); 1 teaspoon minced garlic; ½ teaspoon sesame oil; 1 pinch sugar; 1 tablespoon roasted peanuts/cashews (crushed); 1 tablespoon finely chopped scallion