Dan Dan Noodles

Name: Dan Dan Noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 300g Chinese wheat noodles; 200g pork mince; 3 tbsp chilli oil; 2 tbsp sesame paste or tahini; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp black vinegar; 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns, ground; spring onions and roasted peanuts to top

China

Sold by street vendors carrying poles with pots on each end. The name refers to the carrying pole.

Sichuan street noodles — wheat noodles in a sauce of sesame paste, chilli oil, Sichuan pepper and minced pork. The numbing, fiery, rich noodle dish of Chengdu.

Prep

15 mins

Cook

10 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

520 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

300gChinese wheat noodles

200gpork mince

3 tbspchilli oil

2 tbspsesame paste or tahini

2 tbspsoy sauce

1 tbspblack vinegar

1 tspSichuan peppercorns, ground

spring onions and roasted peanutsto top

Method

Cook noodles. Mix sauce: sesame paste, chilli oil, soy, vinegar and Sichuan pepper.

Fry mince until browned and crispy.

Drain noodles. Toss in sauce. Top with pork, spring onions and peanuts.

Chef's Tip

Make the sauce first and taste — it should be salty, sour, spicy and numbing all at once.

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