Noodle
Dan Dan Noodles
- Prep time 15 minutes
- Cook time 25 minutes
- Serves 2
Author Notes
Emerald Chan's recipe for Dan Dan Noodles from our new show Send Noodz. —Food52
What You'll Need
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Dan Dan Noodles
Ingredients
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For The Sauce:
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3 tablespoons
sesame paste
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3 tablespoons
chili oil (or more if you like spicier!)
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2.5 tablespoons
soy sauce
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2 tablespoons
black vinegar
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1 tablespoon
sesame oil
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1 teaspoon
granulated sugar
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1 teaspoon
garlic, grated
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1/2 teaspoon
Sichuan peppercorn, freshly ground (with mortar and pestle)
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1/4 teaspoon
MSG
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For the pork:
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1 tablespoon
neutral oil
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8 ounces
ground pork
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2
scallions, white part only, thinly sliced
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1 teaspoon
ginger, minced
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1/4 cup
ya cai (preserved mustard greens), chopped
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2 tablespoons
Shaoxing wine
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2 tablespoons
hoisin sauce
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1 teaspoon
light soy sauce
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1 teaspoon
dark soy sauce
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To Assemble:
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2
servings of fresh white noodles
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6
stalks choy sum
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1/4 cup
cucumber, julienned
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2
scallions, green part only, thinly sliced
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3 tablespoons
toast peanuts, chopped
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Chili oil, to serve
Directions
- In a medium bowl, mix all sauce ingredients until smooth, taste to adjust seasoning as desired. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Cook pork, breaking it up with a wooden spoon until fat starts to render and is mostly cooked through. Add white part of scallions, ginger, and ya cai to the wok and cook until the pork slightly browns. Deglaze the wok with Shaoxing wine and continue to cook until the liquid is mostly evaporated. Add hoisin, light soy, and dark soy to the pork and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Cook noodles according to package directions. Blanch choy sum while cooking noodles and transfer to a plate. Drain noodles and save ½ cup of noodle cooking liquid. Transfer noodles to the sauce, add ¼ cup cooking liquid and vigorously toss until noodles are fully coated and look glossy. (If needed add more cooking liquid, 1 tbsp at a time to loosen up the sauce.)
- Divide the noodles among bowls, add the choy sum, and cook the pork over top. Arrange cucumbers on the side and top each bowl with the green part of the scallion, peanuts, and more chili oil if desired.
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