Dan Dan Noodles Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 100g of sesame paste
• 10g of light soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp caster sugar
• 1 pinch of Sichuan peppercorns
• 1 garlic clove, ideally confit or roasted
• 1/2 tbsp of toban djan chilli bean sauce
• 3 tsp vegetable oil
• 200g of pork mince
• 2 tsp hoisin sauce, or sweet bean sauce
• 2 tsp Shaoxing wine
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tsp light soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
• 2 tbsp of preserved mustard greens (yacai)
• 4 nests of thin wheat noodles, ideally fresh but dried works too
• 3 spring onions, green parts only, very finely sliced
• 12 tbsp of Sichuan chilli oil