Dan Dan Noodles are a classic Sichuan dish known for their bold, spicy, and savoury flavours. The dish typically features wheat noodles topped with a flavorful mixture of ground pork, chili oil, Sichuan peppercorns, and pickled vegetables. The sauce often includes soy sauce, sesame paste, vinegar, and garlic, creating a rich and complex taste. The noodles are usually garnished with scallions and sometimes crushed peanuts for added texture.

Full Recipe

Serves 2

Ingredients:

Dan Dan Noodle sauce:

1 tbsp chinese sesame paste/peanut butter
4 tbsp hot water
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tbsp chinese black vinegar
1 tsp Sugar
1 tbsp of chiu chow chilli oil (optional)

Method:

In a hot wok, heat up 2 to 3 tbsp of oil. When the oil is hot, add in the minced pork and stir fry for 3 to 4minutes, add in the garlic, ginger and spring onion. Stir fry for a further 1minute.
Now add in the preserved vegetables, shaoxing wine, light soy, dark soy and ground sichuan pepper. Stir fry for a further minute until well combined and the pork is cooked. Set aside.
To make the noodle sauce, in a medium sized bowl, mix together the sesame paste and hot water together until it is smooth. Now add in the light soy, dark soy, Chinese black vinegar, sugar and chilli oil if using. Mix together and set aside.
Cook the noodles as per packet instructions. When done, add them into the noodle sauce, add 2 tbsp of the noodle water and mix well.
To plate, add some noodles to a bowl, top with some minced pork and garnish with some chopped scallion.