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Dan Dan Noodles

A bowl of homemade dan dan noodles sprinkled with green onions and crushed peanuts with chop sticks
  • Serves:  4
  • Prep Time:  5 min
  • Cook Time:  20 min

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds fresh udon or yakisoba noodles, cooked according to package instructions
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
  • ¼ cup dry sherry, rice wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns, ground (or ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes)
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons chili paste, such as Sambal oelek
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup peanuts, chopped

Method

  1. Divide the cooked noodles in 4 bowls.

  2. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet set over medium heat. Once the oil is glistening, add the pork, and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until almost cooked through, about 8 minutes. Add the ginger and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

  3. Stir in the soy sauce, sherry, chicken stock, peanut butter, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, sugar and chili paste. Bring to a boil over high heat before reducing heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce begins to thicken, about 6-9 minutes.

  4. Spoon equal amounts of pork and sauce over the cooked noodles. Garnish with green onions and peanuts.