Dan Dan Noodles Recipe

Name: Dan Dan Noodles Recipe
Ingredients: For the Pork Topping; 1 lb ground pork (or sub ground chicken/turkey/mushrooms, see notes); 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry); 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated; 2 cloves garlic, minced; ¼ teaspoon five-spice powder; 2 tablespoons preserved mustard greens (Ya Cai), finely chopped (optional, see notes for subs); For the Dan Dan Sauce; 3 tablespoons Chinese sesame paste (see notes for sub options); 3 tablespoons chili oil (store-bought or homemade, see notes); 1 tablespoon ground Sichuan pepper (adjust to taste for mild/medium/hot); 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons Chinkiang black vinegar (or balsamic vinegar); 1 teaspoon sugar; ¼ cup hot stock or reserved noodle water; For the Noodles & Greens; 1 lb thin wheat noodles (e.g., fresh or dried Chinese wheat noodles, ramen, spaghetti – approx. 4 oz per serving); 8 oz leafy Chinese greens (e.g., bok choy, choy sum), washed and roughly chopped; Optional garnishes: sliced scallions, crushed roasted peanuts

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Ingredients

For the Pork Topping
1 lb ground pork (or sub ground chicken/turkey/mushrooms, see notes)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon five-spice powder
2 tablespoons preserved mustard greens (Ya Cai), finely chopped (optional, see notes for subs)
For the Dan Dan Sauce
3 tablespoons Chinese sesame paste (see notes for sub options)
3 tablespoons chili oil (store-bought or homemade, see notes)
1 tablespoon ground Sichuan pepper (adjust to taste for mild/medium/hot)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons Chinkiang black vinegar (or balsamic vinegar)
1 teaspoon sugar
¼ cup hot stock or reserved noodle water
For the Noodles & Greens
1 lb thin wheat noodles (e.g., fresh or dried Chinese wheat noodles, ramen, spaghetti – approx. 4 oz per serving)
8 oz leafy Chinese greens (e.g., bok choy, choy sum), washed and roughly chopped
Optional garnishes: sliced scallions, crushed roasted peanuts