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Dan Dan Noodles Recipe

Dan Dan Noodles Recipe
  • Category

    Appetizers and Hors d'Oeuvres

  • Cusine

    American

Ingredients

For the Roasted Chili Oil Vinaigrette

1/2 cup roasted chili oil

3 tablespoons Chinkiang vinegar

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

2 cloves of garlic, grated on a microplane grater

 

To Serve

12 ounces fresh chinese noodles

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

2 ounces ground pork

2 tablespoons finely chopped preserve Sichuan Vegetable

2 ounces roasted peanuts, lightly crushed in a mortar and pestle

1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorn, finely ground in a mortar and pestle

2 cloves garlic, grated on a microplane

2 tablespoons finely sliced scallion greens

Directions

Combine all vinaigrette ingredients in a bowl and stir vigorously to mix.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add noodles and cook according to package directions. Drain. While noodles are cooking, heat oil in a wok or a small skillet over high heat until smoking. Add pork and preserved vegetable and cook, stirring and shaking constantly, using spatule or spoon to break up pork until cooked through, about 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside. Transfer noodles to serving bowl and top with pork mixture. Stir vinaigrette and spoon over and around the noodles . Sprinkle with roasted peanuts, sichuan peppercorn, grated garlic, and scallion greens. Serve immediately.