担担面 | Dad’s Dan Dan Noodles | Dan Dan Mian

My dad invented this recipe 10 years ago. This is his take on dan dan noodles. :D

Ingredients

  • any kind of noodles (4 servings)
  • handful of pea shoots (or any other leafy green)

Toppings

  • ground pork
  • preserved veggies ( 芽菜 - mine are fermented mustard greens） (optional; hard to find)
  • green onion

Sauce

  • 3 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • homemade hot chili oil
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon Sichuan pepper oil （花椒油）
  • 1 tablespoon lao gan ma spicy chili crisp
  • 1 teaspoon lao gan ma chili oil with black bean
  • 4 teaspoons chicken broth

Directions

  1. Stir fry the ground pork. When it is fully cooked, add the preserved veggies and fry for another 3 minutes. This can be prepared ahead and stored in the fridge for a week.
  2. Boil the noodles until al dente. When the noodles are almost done, add leafy greens.
  3. Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl.
  4. Add cooked noodles to the sauce bowl and mix.
  5. Top with ground pork and green onion.
  6. Mix and enjoy!

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