Dan Dan Noodles

Dan Dan Noodles are a classic Sichuan street food made with ground pork and spicy chili oil. These noodles have the perfect balance of flavors and textures!

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Course: noodles

Cuisine: Sichuan

Keyword: Chinese, dan dan, noodles, pork, Sichuan, spicy, street food

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 1

Servings: servings

Calories: 1133kcal

Author: Nicole Gaffney (ColeyCooks.com)

Ingredients

1 teaspoon peanut or other neutral oil
12 ounces ground pork
2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
5 tablespoons light soy sauce divided
½ teaspoon Chinese 5 spice powder
4 scallions thinly sliced on a bias, divided
2 tablespoons tahini sesame seed paste
2 teaspoons Chinese black vinegar substitute rice vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger
3 cloves garlic grated
½-3/4 cup homemade chili oil to taste
16 ounces dried wheat noodles such as Udon
1 cup reserved noodle cooking liquid
8 baby bok choy halved or quartered if large (or other leafy green vegetable of your choice)
¼ cup chopped roasted peanuts

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water up to a boil.
Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add ground pork and use a spatula to break it up into tiny bits and allow it to brown and get slightly crisp in parts.
Add Shaoxing wine, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 5 spice powder, and half of the scallions. Cook for one minute more, then remove from heat and set aside.
Whisk together the remaining 3 tablespoons soy sauce, tahini, black vinegar, sugar, ginger, garlic, and chili oil.
Cook noodles according to package directions, then reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid and use the remaining water to blanch the baby bok choy for about 2 minutes, or until tender but still crisp.
Divide the noodles between 4 bowls (or more if making smaller portions), then add ¼ cup of cooking liquid to each (should still be nearly boiling). Divide pork among the bowls, then pour sauce over top. Let sit for a few minutes, then mix everything together.
Top with chopped peanuts and reserved scallions. Serve immediately.

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