Chinese 20 min

Dan Dan Noodles

Name: Dan Dan Noodles
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 12 oz fresh thin wheat noodles (or dried ramen noodles); 8 oz ground pork; 2 tablespoons ya cai (Sichuan preserved vegetables) or chopped pickled mustard greens; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine; 4 tablespoons tahini or Chinese sesame paste; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons black vinegar; 1 tablespoon chili oil; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn powder; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 cup hot noodle cooking water; 2 green onions, sliced; 2 tablespoons roasted peanuts, roughly chopped

spicycomfort-fooddairy-freehigh-protein

Ingredientsfor 2

560

Cal

28g

Protein

54g

Carbs

26g

Fat

112 oz fresh thin wheat noodles (or dried ramen noodles)
28 oz ground pork
32 tablespoons ya cai (Sichuan preserved vegetables) or chopped pickled mustard greens
42 tablespoons soy sauce
51 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine
64 tablespoons tahini or Chinese sesame paste
73 tablespoons soy sauce
82 tablespoons black vinegar
91 tablespoon chili oil
102 teaspoons sugar
111 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn powder
122 cloves garlic, minced
131/2 cup hot noodle cooking water
142 green onions, sliced
152 tablespoons roasted peanuts, roughly chopped

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Instructions

1
Make the sauce: whisk together sesame paste, soy sauce, black vinegar, chili oil, sugar, Sichuan peppercorn powder, and garlic. The mixture will look thick; set aside — you'll thin it with hot noodle water later.
2
Cook ground pork in a dry skillet over high heat, breaking up into tiny crumbles, until deeply browned and slightly crispy, about 6 minutes. Add ya cai, soy sauce, and Shaoxing wine, stir-fry 2 more minutes until fragrant and glazed.
3
Cook noodles in boiling water according to package directions. Before draining, scoop out 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking water. Drain noodles.
4
Whisk hot noodle water into the sesame sauce until it reaches a pourable, creamy consistency — it should coat noodles without being too thick.
5
Divide noodles among bowls. Spoon sauce over the noodles, top with the pork mixture, green onions, and peanuts. Toss everything together at the table before eating.