Dan Dan Noodles Recipe | Dinners | Umami

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup roasted chili oil (see note)
• 3 tablespoons Chinkiang vinegar (see note)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 cloves of garlic, grated on a microplane grater
• 12 ounces fresh chinese noodles (or 6 ounces dried noodles)
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 ounces ground pork
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped preserve Sichuan Vegetable (zha cai , see note)
• 2 ounces roasted peanuts, lightly crushed in a mortar and pestle
• 1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns, finely ground in a mortar and pestle
• 2 cloves garlic, grated on a microplane
• 2 tablespoons finely sliced scallion greens