Dan Dan Mian

Serves: 2

asian chinese main noodles pork

Ingredients

Meat

  • 250 g ground meat (pork, beef, chicken, or crumbled tofu)
  • 1 tbsp chopped garlic (approximately 3 cloves garlic)
  • 1 tsp chopped ginger
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp shaoxing wine, dry sherry, or rice wine
  • black pepper
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 57 g Chinese preserved mustard green, chopped (omit or substitute with pickled mustard green or kimchi)

Sauce

  • 1 tsp chopped garlic (approximately 2 cloves garlic)
  • 2 tbsp tahini or peanut butter
  • 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp chili oil with chili flakes
  • [1, 3] tsp toasted and ground Sichuan peppercorns
  • 0.5 tbsp sugar

Assemble

  • 2 portions fresh egg noodles or spaghetti
  • handful yu choy, bok choy, napa cabbage, or any green leafy vegetables
  • 3 tbsp sauce (approximately half of the sauce)
  • 0.25 cup hot chicken or veggie broth
  • chopped green onion
  • crushed peanuts or sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

  1. Mix all meat components.
  2. Mix all sauce.
  3. Cook meat for 3-4 minutes in oil.
  4. Cook noodles; add greens for the last minute of cooking.
  5. Place sauce on the bottom, noodles on top, then top with meat.
  6. Add chicken broth, green onion, crushed peanuts, and sesame seeds for garnish.
  7. Mix everything well.