Dan Dan Noodles
Rating
Dan Dan Noodles will make you swear off takeout for good.
Ingredients
- FOR CHILI OIL
- ½ c. vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp. Sichuan peppercorns
- 2 tbsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp. sesame seeds
- ½ tsp. Chinese five-spice powder
- FOR PORK
- 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
- ¾ lb. ground pork
- 1 tbsp. hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp. Chinese black vinegar
- 2 tsp. soy sauce
- FOR SAUCE
- ⅓ c. tahini
- 3 tbsp. water
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. freshly grated ginger
- 2 tbsp. prepared chili oil
- 1 tbsp. honey
- 1 tbsp. toasted sesame oil
- 1 tbsp. Chinese black vinegar
- FOR SERVING
- 1 lb. ramen noodles or thick egg noddles
- ¼ c. loosely packed cilantro leaves
- ¼ c. toasted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Make chili oil: Fit a small saucepan with a candy thermometer. Add vegetable oil and Sichuan peppercorns and heat to 325°. Turn off heat and add red pepper flakes, sesame seeds, and five-spice powder. Let oil cool completely.
- Make pork: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat vegetable oil. Add pork, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon. Cook until meat is deeply golden and crispy, then add hoisin sauce, vinegar, and soy sauce. Cook until all liquid has evaporated.
- Make sauce: In a large bowl, whisk to combine all ingredients.
- Cook noodles according to package instructions and add to bowl with the sauce, tossing to coat noodles in the sauce.
- Divide noodles between serving dishes and top each with pork. Garnish with cilantro, toasted peanuts, and green onions, and drizzle with more chili oil, if desired.
