Dan Dan Noodles
Sichuan street food — noodles in a spicy sauce of sesame paste, chilli oil and preserved vegetables with minced pork.
Ingredients
Instructions
Fry pork mince in oil until crispy and caramelised, add ya cai and stir-fry 2 minutes.
Mix sesame paste, chilli oil, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and Sichuan pepper oil.
Cook noodles until al dente, reserve a cup of cooking water.
Divide sauce between bowls, add a splash of hot noodle water to loosen.
Top with drained noodles.
Spoon crispy pork and ya cai over noodles.
Scatter with spring onions and sesame seeds, toss before eating.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.