Dan Dan Noodles | Recipe

This is one of my favorite dishes to serve and order at restaurants. The dish is served un-mixed, with pristine white noodles laying under a saucy pork serving and veggies decorating the side of the dish. The eater then gets to excitedly mix this dish together and watch the noodles get thick with spicy sesame + chili oil sauce— and probably get a stain or two on their shirt, especially if they’re like me and bravely wearing a white shirt while eating this dish. It’s spicy, savory, sesame goodness smothered carbs.

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DAN DAN DAN

this is delicious.

What I also love about this dish, is you can really season and flavor it as your own. I added some Taiwanese flair to mine, but this dish is yours to mix + match!

What’s In It:

  • your choice of noodles, we usually choose a dried white noodle for this dish

  • vegetable for health if desired, we like bok choy with this dish

  • crushed peanuts (you can crush with a little sugar if you like!)

  • chopped scallions

PORK MARINADE

  • black pepper to taste

  • 1 lb ground pork

  • 1 tbsp sweet bean sauce

  • 1 tbsp shao xing wine

  • 1 tsp black rice vinegar

  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce

  • 1/2 tsp five spice

  • 1/4 tsp ginger powder

  • 2 star anise (optional)

  • 1/2 Chinese cinnamon stick (optional)

  • 1-2 tbsp of chopped pickled chinese vegetables like mustard greens (suan cai), preserved mustard (zha cai) (optional)

  • if you love spice, you can throw in a couple of chopped bird’s eye chilis

DAN DAN SAUCE:

  • 1/2 tsp crushed sichuan peppercorns

  • 1.25 tbsp sesame paste

  • 3-4 garlic cloves minced

  • 1/4 tsp five spice

  • 2-3 tbsp chili oil (alter to your liking)

  • 1 tsp soy sauce

  • 1 tsp sugar or pian tang (Chinese brown candy / sugar)

  • 1/4 tsp ginger powder

  • splash of noodle water if the sauce consistency is too thick

How to do it:

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  1. Mix the pork with all of the marinade ingredients and marinate for 15-20 minutes.

  2. Throw the pork + marinade into a wok on medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then simmer until the pork is golden brown in color.

  3. If you’re adding veggies, you can stir-fry them with the pork or blanch them. Set aside.

  4. Mix the dan dan sauce together.

  5. And assemble meat, noodles, sauce + vegetables! You can add some crushed peanuts, chinese pickled vegetables and any additional chili oil on top! :)

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