Dan dan noodles
Dan dan noodles, from above
Non vegSichuan

Dan dan noodles

A small bowl that punches well above its size. Toss from the bottom, every strand.

25 minTime
25 gProtein each
hotSpice
Noodles from a shoulder pole2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayA small dry bowl, sauce at the bottom, the Chengdu street style.
The original
740kcalsame
25 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
25minutessame

Dan dan noodles as Chengdu serves them.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

2 servings
Wheat noodles160 g thin wheat noodles
Minced pork (pork mince, ground pork)100 g
Soy sauce4 tsp, divided
Dark soy sauce1 tsp
Mustard greensa handful, finely chopped (stands in for ya cai)
Chinese sesame paste2 tbsp Chinese sesame paste (or tahini)
Chinese chilli oil2 tbsp with sediment
Chinkiang black vinegar2 tsp
Sugar1 tsp
Garlic2 cloves, grated
Sichuan peppercorn½ tsp, ground
Bok choy (pak choi)2 small heads
Peanuts1 tbsp, crushed
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1 stalk, sliced
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp
Water3 tbsp hot noodle water

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Fry the pork in the oil on high, breaking it up, then add 1 tsp soy and the dark soy.
  2. 2Add the chopped mustard greens and fry for a minute more. Set aside.
  3. 3In each serving bowl, stir together sesame paste, remaining soy, vinegar, sugar, garlic, chilli oil and Sichuan pepper.
  4. 4Boil the noodles and blanch the bok choy in the same water. Loosen each sauce with a little hot noodle water.
  5. 5Drop the noodles and greens onto the sauce. Top with pork, peanuts and spring onion. Toss well before eating.
Serve it like this

Serve in small deep bowls with the sauce hidden underneath and pork, peanuts and spring onion on top. Toss at the table; a glass of cold water helps.

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