Easy 20-min. Dan Dan Noodles
Dan Dan Noodles. A classic Chinese noodle dish made of thick chewy noodles coated in a delicious spicy nutty sesame sauce that is packed with flavor! Perfect as a meal and ready in less than 20 minutes!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb fresh wheat noodles (or sub with udon noodles)
- 1/2 lb ground pork (or sub with ground chicken, turkey, beef or tofu)
- 1 green onion (finely chopped for garnish)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 2 tbsp sesame paste (or sub with smooth peanut butter or tahini paste)
- 2-3 tbsp Chinese chili oil
- 3/4 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 2 tsp white granulated sugar
- 2 tsp Chinese black vinegar (*not shown in video)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1/2 tsp Sichuan peppercorn powder
- 1 tsp sesame seeds (toasted)
- 1/4 tsp chicken bouillon powder
- 2 tsp regular soy sauce
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine (or sub with dry sherry or rice vinegar)
- 1/2 tsp Chinese Five Spice
- 1/2 tsp white granulated sugar
- 1/8 tsp white pepper (or black pepper)
Instructions
- 1
Season ground pork with Seasoning ingredients as listed. Set aside as you prepare other ingredients.
- 2
In a small bowl, combine Noodle Sauce ingredients as listed above. Pour sauce to the base of a large serving bowl.
- 3
In a wok or large skillet on medium-high heat, add vegetable oil and cook marinated pork ground until browned and fat has rendered out. Break it up in finer pieces. Set aside and keep warm.
- 4
In a medium pot filled with enough water, bring to a boil. Add noodles and lower to medium heat. Boil for 2-3 minutes until Al Dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of hot noodle water. Strain noodles. Do not rinse off with cold water.
- 5
Place hot noodles on top of the Noodle sauce in large serving bowl. Followed by the reserved noodle water.
- 6
Place crispy pork mixture on top. Garnish with green onions. Enjoy by mixing the noodles and pork into the sauce until everything is coated in sauce.