Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles (30-min. Recipe)
Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles. Noodles smothered in a mala spicy chili oil, accompanied with hoisin flavoured pork and tangy preserved mustard greens. A delicious dish for dinner or lunch that will truly hit the spot. Ready in 30 minutes with prepared chili oil.
Ingredients
- 210 grams pickled mustard greens chopped
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 240 grams thick white wheat noodles for 2 servings
Pork
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 250 grams minced pork
- ½ tsp garlic minced
- ¼ tsp Chinese five spice
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- ½ tsp regular soy sauce
- 2 tsp dry sherry wine
- ¼ tsp sesame oil
Noodle Sauce
- 1 ½ tbsp regular soy sauce
- 1 tsp white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ⅛ tsp Sichuan pepper powder
- ½ tsp garlic minced
- ⅛ cup hot noodle water
- ⅛ tsp Chinese five spice
- ¼ cup Chinese chili oil homemade or store-bought
Instructions
- In a pan or wok set over medium high heat, add cooking oil. Then add in your ground pork. Break it apart until it is finely broken up and then season with: minced garlic, Chinese five spice, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, dry sherry wine, and sesame oil. Cook until the meat is no longer pink, remove and set aside.
- In the same pan set over low heat, add cooking oil followed by mustard greens. Cook until they are warm, about 2-3 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Then in a pot filled with water, boil your wheat noodles for 3-4 minutes and no longer. Strain and divide the noodles into two bowls.
- In another bowl, whisk together your noodle sauce.
- To assemble the bowl, add the chili noodle sauce over your noodles followed by pork and mustard greens. Give it a thorough mix and enjoy my easy Sichuan noodles hot or cold!
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Suggested Equipment & Products
Wok
Measuring Set
Santoku Knife
Cutting Board
Nutrition
Calories: 906kcal | Carbohydrates: 104g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1338mg | Potassium: 1580mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 4mg