Dan Dan Noodles Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  peanut oil is great
• 12 ounces ground pork
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3 garlic cloves

  chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped ginger

  peeled
• 1/3 cup Sui Mi Ya Cai

  Sichuan Preserved Mustard Greens - use Kimchi as a substitute, or omit if desired
• 2/3 cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons chili oil
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons sesame paste

  tahini
• 1 teaspoon 5 spice powder

  or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns

  coarsely ground
• 8 ounces Dan Dan noodles

  boiled per packaging instructions - or use wheat noodles or egg noodles
• For Serving: Sesame seeds, picy red pepper flakes, chopped green onion, chopped roasted peanuts

Instructions

• 1 Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large pan over medium heat. Add the pork with
  salt and pepper to taste and stir fry for 2-3 minutes, breaking it apart.
• 2 Add the garlic, ginger and sui mi ya cai (if using). Cook for 2 minutes,
  stirring.
• 3 Add the chicken broth, chili oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, tahini, 5
  spice powder and Sichuan peppercorns. Stir to incorporate. Reduce heat and
  simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.
• 4 Remove from heat and stir in prepared noodles. Toss with sesame seeds, chili
  flakes, green onions and chopped roasted peanuts.

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