DAN DAN NOODLES Recipe Made Easy! | Best Street Food Style | Nom Life Recipe

Hey guys! Hope you are all doing well and staying safe/ healthy! We are bringing you an amazing recipe this week - DAN DAN NOODLES! As one of our favorites, this dish is filled with spicy chili, seasoned meat (pork/beef) and pickled veggies. This classic Sichuan dish contains a numbing factor that hits just right! Simple and easy, most work for this dish comes in getting the right ingredients. We recommend going to a Chinese/Asian supermarket since some Western supermarkets may not have these items. We also order online for these!
One of the most important parts of any Dan Dan noodles recipe is amazing chili oil which we recommend making at home! We have a Sichuan/ HK style recipe video below for the best fragrant, spicy red oil.
Chili Oil Video:
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You can also find the full recipe of Dan Dan Noodles on our blog here below.
Recipe on Blog:
www.lifeofnoms.com/blog/danda...
INGREDIENTS:
choice of noodles, we usually choose a dried white noodle for this dish
vegetable for health if desired, we like bok choy with this dish
crushed peanuts (you can crush with a little sugar if you like!)
chopped scallions
PORK MARINADE
black pepper to taste
1 lb ground pork
1 tbsp sweet bean sauce
1 tbsp shao xing wine
1 tsp black rice vinegar
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tsp five spice
1/4 tsp ginger powder
2 star anise (optional)
1/2 Chinese cinnamon stick (optional)
1-2 tbsp of chopped pickled Chinese vegetables like mustard greens (suan cai), preserved mustard (zha cai) (optional)
if you love spice, you can throw in a couple of chopped bird’s eye chilis
DAN DAN SAUCE:
1/2 tsp crushed sichuan peppercorns
2 tbsp sesame paste
3-4 garlic cloves minced
1/4 tsp five spice
3-4 tbsp chili oil (alter to your liking)
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar or pian tang (Chinese brown candy / sugar)
1/4 tsp ginger powder
splash of noodle water if the sauce consistency is too thick
HOW TO DO IT:
1. Mix the pork with all of the marinade ingredients and marinate for 15-20 minutes.
2. Throw the pork + marinade into a wok on medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then simmer until the pork is golden brown in color.
3. If you’re adding veggies, you can stir-fry them with the pork or blanch them. Set aside.
4. Mix the dan dan sauce together.
5. And assemble meat, noodles, sauce + vegetables! You can add some crushed peanuts, Chinese pickled vegetables and any additional chili oil on top! :)

[@victorlui5955]

That was nice! For the dan dan noodles! 🍲

[@francissantora6894]

Oh my God this looks tremendous! I've had this at a restaurant but hadn't the faintest idea how to make it. Thank you, great work! :)

[@nom_life]

yay! let us know how it goes when you try it! :)

[@misselainc]

YAAAAAS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR DIS

[@nom_life]

🤓♡

[@LesEatGood]

Omg!! You are making me hungry in the middle of the night!! 😭

[@nom_life]

ideas for dinner tomorrow!! ♡

[@Sam-my4tq]

🔥🔥🔥

[@nom_life]

Thank you for the support!

[@lisatran6588]

Did you add ground up cinnamon and ground up star anise or kept them whole in the meat marinade?

[@samanthasoo6633]

watching this in the midnight is not a good idea.... 🤤

[@nom_life]

Samantha Soo ideas for dinner the next day! 🤣

[@ChineseNeighbors]

I'm out to h mart and making this asap

[@nom_life]

Yassss we go crazy at H Mart especially with the snack aisle haha. Hope you enjoyed the dish! :)

[@iamjohnxu]

killin it

[@nom_life]

🙏

[@jeniffercho5094]

I have eaten this in the China noodle restaurant tast is like korea jajangmyeon 🍲 that reason is bec of the bean sauce 😉🤓

[@nom_life]

the bean sauce is everything!! And I agree, they're similar!

[@SG-wf5gm]

I added lemon juice bc I wanted to increase acidity and it was not a success. Will vinegar be ok?

[@KeilaET]

Would sauerkraut be a good substitute?

[@nom_life]

I think that could work! I've never tried it with that, I think it would be a lighter pickling flavor than usual so just depends on your preference!