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Sichuan Dandan Noodles

Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles

Traditional Dan Dan Noodles recipe. Classic flavor from Sichuan.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 1 serving noodles
Dan Dan Pork Topping
  • 250 gram ground pork
  • 100 gram ya cai (Sichuan Pickled Vegetable)
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 tbsp cooking wine
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
Soup Base
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground Sichuan peppercorn
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp chili oil
  • 1 tsp sesame paste(tahini)
  • 1/2 cup noodle water
Topping
  • 1 tbsp chopped green onion
  • 1 tbsp crushed roasted peanuts
Optional Vegetable
  • bok choy or spinach

Equipment

  • 1 wok/pan

Method
 

  1. Add oil to a pan, add in 1 star anise,  fry ground pork until color changes. Add in Ya Cai (Sichuan Pickled Vegetable) and stir fry. Season with cooking wine. Stir fry until meat is slightly dehydrated, remove to a container.
  2. Make soup base. Combine ingredients for the soup base. Set aside.
    dan dan noodles soup base
  3. Boil water to cook noodles per instruction.
    Add noodles to bowl
  4. Take out noodles to the soup bowl. Top with pork topping, green onion and crushed roasted peanuts.
    top with dan dan noodles topping

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