Dan Dan Noodles
Fresh noodles are served over a spicy sesame-chilli sauce with pork, preserved mustard greens and choy sum, then tossed together at the table.
By Cookin' Kitchen
- Total: 30 minutes
- Servings: 4 servings
Recipe
Dan Dan Noodles
Fresh noodles are served over a spicy sesame-chilli sauce with pork, preserved mustard greens and choy sum, then tossed together at the table.
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- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 15 minutes
- Total
- 30 minutes
- Servings
- 4
Ingredients
For 4 servings
Dan Dan sauce
Pork topping
Preserved mustard greens
To serve
Instructions
Dan Dan sauce
Step 1: Mix all the sauce ingredients except the oil and chicken stock. Gently stir in the oil and stock; the oil should sit on the surface. Set aside.
Pork topping
Step 2: Mix together the Hoisin sauce, soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine and five-spice powder to make the sauce.
Step 3: Heat the oil in a skillet or wok over high heat. Add the pork and cook, breaking it up as it cooks, until it changes from pink to white. Add the sauce and cook for 1 minute, then transfer the pork to a bowl.
Preserved mustard greens
Step 4: Return the skillet to the stove and reduce the heat to medium. Add the oil to the middle of the skillet.
Step 5: Add the Sui Mi Ya Cai and stir for 30 seconds, just to warm through. Set aside.
Noodles and choy sum
Step 6: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the noodles according to the packet directions.
Step 7: Add the choy sum for the last 1 minute of cooking.
Step 8: Drain.
Assemble
Step 9: Ladle one-quarter of the Dan Dan sauce into a bowl. Add the noodles, top with the pork and Sui Mi Ya Cai, and place the choy sum on the side.
Step 10: Sprinkle with the peanuts and green onions, then serve.
Step 11: To eat, mix everything together to coat the noodles well with the sauce.
Notes
For less heat, use less chilli paste, Sichuan pepper and chilli oil. The recipe notes that chilli oil contributes to the dish’s look, mouthfeel and flavour.
For dried noodles, use 300 g (10 oz) of white wheat noodles and prepare them according to the packet directions.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 604 kcal
- Fat
- 34 g
- Saturated fat
- 10 g
- Carbohydrates
- 56 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Protein
- 21 g
- Sodium
- 1,364 mg
- Cholesterol
- 41 mg
Estimated values; they will vary with the exact ingredients and brands you use.
About this recipe
Dan Dan noodles bring together fresh wheat noodles, pork, preserved mustard greens and choy sum with a spicy sesame-chilli sauce. Prepare the sauce and toppings first, then cook the noodles just before serving so they are piping hot.
Serve each bowl layered: sauce first, then noodles and toppings. Toss everything together before eating so the noodles are coated in sauce.
Sui Mi Ya Cai are preserved mustard greens used in this dish. Finely chopped kimchi is an alternative if you can’t find them.
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