Dandan Noodle

By Tiffy Cooks

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Savoury, Spicy, and Addicting Dandan Noodle is super easy to make at home! Dandan Noodle is one of Asia's most famous street food, and you can make it in under 20 minutes! This spicy, numbing sesame sauce is served with fresh noodles and topped with pickled ground pork. Dandan Noodle is one of my must-order dishes wherever I go to a Sichuan restaurant, and once you try it, I promise it will be yours as well!

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Prep Time:5

Cook Time:20

Total Time:25

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese

Keyword: 20 Minute Recipes, 30 Minute Dinner, Asian Food, Asian Noodles, Asian Recipe Easy, Asian Recipes, Asian Recipes for Dinner, Authentic asian recipes, Chinese Food, dinner Ideas, Healthy Asian Recipes, Noodle, Noodles, QUICK RECIPES, Taiwanese Food, Taiwanese Recipes

Servings: People

Calories: 1025kcal

Ingredients

500 g Ground Pork
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp Chinese Cooking Wine optional
4 cloves Garlic minced
1 tsp Sugar
1.5 tsp Ground Sichuan Pepper
1 pack Sui Mi Ya Cai US LINK Sui Mi Ya Cai (Canadian Link)
2 packs Noodle
2 Bok Choy or vegetable of your choice

Dandan Noodle Sauce:

1 tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Black Vinegar
2 tsp Sugar
1.5 tbsp Cooked Sesame Paste
2 tbsp Homemade Chili Oil
1-2 tbsp HOT Water

Instructions

Prepare your favorite noodle and set it aside.
Mix 1 tbsp of Soy Sauce, 2 tbsp of Black Vinegar, 2 tsp of Sugar, 1.5 tbsp of Cooked Sesame Paste, 2 tbsp of Homemade Chilli Oil, and 1.5 tbsp of Hot Water/Cooked Pasta Water. Mix until the sauce is smooth; add more hot water/pasta water if needed
In a pan, drizzle in oil and turn the heat up to medium-high. Add in ground pork and saute for 2-3 minutes while breaking the pork apart.
Add in minced garlic and Sui Mi Ya Cai and saute for another 1-2 minutes.
Add in 1 tbsp of Soy Sauce, 1 tbsp of Chinese cooking wine, ground Sichuan pepper, and 1 tsp of sugar, and saute for another 1-2 minutes.
To put everything together, start with 5 tbsp of the sauce, add in noodles and vegetables, topped with ground pork, and drizzle on more homemade chili oil.

Notes

if you are a vegetarian, you can also use beyond meat or chopped shiitake mushrooms. Shiitake mushroom has a meat-like texture and is also great at absorbing flavor.

Nutrition

Calories: 1025kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 60gFat: 75gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 36gCholesterol: 180mgSodium: 1701mgPotassium: 2994mgFiber: 10gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 37575IUVitamin C: 382mgCalcium: 964mgIron: 10mg