The BEST Dan Dan Mian Dan Dan Noodles Recipe & Video

Dan Dan Mian as known as Dan Dan Noodles is the signature Sichuan street food in Sichuan, China.

Traditional dan dan noodles don’t have much soup but mostly just spicy bold flavor sauce. Back then in China, the food vendors carried their food items and ingredients to sell on the street, and carrying soup around was very inconvenient and too heavy. So they came up with a brilliant idea of minimum soup noodles so they can carry more of the noodles to sell more bowls. That’s how dan dan noodles were born and nowadays it’s one of the most loved noodle dishes all around the world!

Dan dan noodles are surprisingly easy to make, so let’s get started!

Mix ground pork (you can use beef, chicken, or crumbled tofu for vegetarian option), chopped garlic, ginger, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and black pepper. Let it marinate while preparing other ingredients, about 10 minutes.

Combine tahini, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, chili oil with chili flakes, toasted and gained Sichuan peppercorns, and sugar in a mixing bowl. This sauce can be stored in a refrigerator for 5 days. 

Sichuan peppercorn has a very different flavor than regular other peppercorns. It gives a numbing feeling to your tongue. Yes, I said numbing feeling! It’s a signature flavor of Sichuan cuisine.

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Heat a wok over high heat, add 1 tbsp cooking oil and swirl to coat. Add the pork mixture and stir fry until pork is fully cooked, has no more moisture on the bottom, and slightly has brown edges, about  3 to 4 minutes.

Add preserved mustard green and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and keep it warm.

Cook noodles by following the directions of the package you’re using.

At the last minute of cooking noodles, add yu choy or your choice of green vegetables into boiling water with noodles. Cook all together for 1 minute, drain.

Place half of the sauce (approximately 3 tbsp) on the bottom of a serving bowl and lay the noodles on top of the sauce. Arrange the blanched green vegetable on top of the noodles then cooked the pork mixture. 

 Pour hot chicken broth around the edge of the bowl. Garnish with chopped green onions and crushed peanuts or sesame seeds. 

Enjoy!

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