Dan Dan Noodles
User Reviews
4.9
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Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
512 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Dan Dan Noodles
Description
This Dan Dan Noodles recipe begins by preparing a homemade chili oil infused with Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, cinnamon stick, and red pepper flakes, producing a fragrant and spicy oil foundation. Ground pork is cooked with sweet bean sauce, Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce, and five spice powder for a flavorful meat mixture. Separately, pickled Sui Mi Ya Cai vegetables are sautéed to add a tangy, salty contrast.
The finishing sauce combines sesame paste, soy sauce, sugar, five spice powder, Sichuan peppercorn powder, chili oil, minced garlic, and hot noodle cooking water to create a creamy, spicy, and balanced coating for the noodles. Cooked fresh or dried white noodles and steamed greens are combined with the sauce and meat topping, garnished with chopped peanuts and optional scallions for texture and brightness.
Dan Dan Noodles offer a bold balance of spicy, numbing Sichuan flavors with savory pork and tangy pickled vegetables. The dish works well as a satisfying main course or light dinner, delivering complex textures from chewy noodles, crunchy peanuts, and tender meat.
Ingredients
For the Chili Oil:
- 2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorn
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise
- 1 cup neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1/4 cup red pepper flakes crushed
For the Meat and Sui Mi Ya Cai:
- 3 teaspoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 8 oz. ground pork (225g)
- 2 teaspoons sweet bean sauce or hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon five spice powder
- 1/3 cup Sui Mi Ya Cai
For the sauce:
- 2 tablespoons sesame paste tahini
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon five spice powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn we ground whole Sichuan peppercorns in a mortar and pestle, powder
- 1/2 cup Chili oil scary, but yes!, prepared
- 2 cloves garlic (very finely minced)
- ¼ cup cooking water hot, from noodles
For the Noodles & Veg:
- 1 pound white noodles 450g, medium thickness, fresh or dried
- 1 small bunch leafy greens (spinach, bok choy, or choy sum)
- peanut chopped
- scallion optional, chopped
Instructions
- To make the chili oil: In a small pot, add the Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon stick, star anise, and oil. Over medium low heat, slowly heat to 325 degrees, and then turn off the heat. Wait 6 - 7 minutes, then remove the peppercorns, cinnamon stick, and star anise with a slotted spoon. Add the crushed red pepper flakes and allow them to steep in the hot oil. It should start smelling fragrant, almost like popcorn. Allow the oil to cool. This makes more chili oil than you’ll need, but you’ll be glad to have it on hand for use in other dishes. Store in a glass jar and keep refrigerated.
- To make the meat mixture: In a wok, heat a teaspoon of oil over medium heat, and brown the ground pork. Add the sweet bean sauce, shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce, and five spice powder. Cook until all the liquid is evaporated. Set aside. Heat the other 2 teaspoons of oil in the wok over medium heat, and sautee the sui mi ya cai (pickled vegetables) for a few minutes. Set aside.
- To make the sauce: Mix together all the sauce ingredients. Taste and adjust seasoning if you like. You can loosen it with more hot water, add more Sichuan peppercorn powder, etc.
- To prepare the noodles and veggies: Cook the noodles according to package directions and drain. Blanch the greens in the noodle water, and drain.
- Divide the sauce among six bowls (or four if you want larger servings), followed by the noodles and the leafy greens. Add the cooked pork and sui mi ya cai over the top. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts (optional) and scallions.
- Mix everything together and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 512 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 512kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 936mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 225mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 170IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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