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DAN DAN NOODLES | RECIPE

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WHAT’S IN IT:

  • your choice of noodles, I like fresh think Shanghainese noodles but any noodles will work
  • vegetable for health if desired, I like gai lan in this dish
  • chopped green onions

PORK MARINADE:

  • 1/2 lb ground pork
  • 1 tbsp shao xing wine
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1/4 tsp minced ginger
  • 1 cloves minced garlic
  • black pepper to taste
  • 1/3 cup diced shitake mushrooms (optional) *

DAN DAN SAUCE:

  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
  • 3 tbsp sesame paste/peanut butter of choice
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3-4 tbsp crispy chili oil (Lao Gan Ma)
  • 2 tsp spicy chili oil (alter to your liking)
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup noodle water if the sauce consistency is too thick

HOW TO:

  1. Mix the pork with all of the marinade ingredients and marinate for 15-20 minutes.
  2. Throw the pork + marinade into a wok on medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then simmer until the pork is golden brown in color.
    * If adding mushrooms, this would be the stage you add them at, cook until soft.
  3. If you’re adding veggies, you can stir-fry them with the pork or blanch them in the noodle water. Set aside.
  4. Mix the dan dan sauce together.
  5. And assemble meat, noodles, sauce + vegetables! You can add some crushed peanuts, Chinese pickled vegetables, green onions and any additional chili oil on top!