Dan Dan Noodles | Recipe Cart

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 1 cup oil
• 1/4 cup crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 teaspoons oil
• 8 oz. ground pork ((225g))
• 2 teaspoons sweet bean sauce or hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons shaoxing wine
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon five spice powder
• 1/3 cup sui mi ya cai
• 2 tablespoons sesame paste (tahini)
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon five spice powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn powder ((we ground whole Sichuan peppercorns in a mortar and pestle))
• 1/2 cup of your prepared chili oil ((scary, but yes!))
• 2 cloves garlic ((very finely minced))
• ¼ cup hot cooking water from the noodles
• 1 pound fresh or dried white noodles ((450g, medium thickness))
• 1 small bunch leafy greens ((spinach, bok choy, or choy sum))
• chopped peanuts
• chopped scallion ((optional))