# Tofu Dan Dan Noodles

These tofu dan dan noodles have earned a spot in the dinner rotation.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g Tofu crumbles
- 0.5 tbsp Dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp Rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp White pepper
- 1 pinch MSG
- 1 tbsp Neutral oil
- 1 stalk Spring onion stalk (white part only)
- 1 tbsp Minced ginger
- 3 cloves Chopped garlic
- 5 tbsp Sesame paste
- 2 tbsp Chilli crisp
- 0.5 tbsp Sesame oil
- 0.5 tbsp Light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Black vinegar
- 4 tbsp Noodle water
- 150 g Chinese noodles (uncooked weight)
- 4 Broccolini (boiled)
- Spring onion greens
- Crushed peanuts
- Chili oil

## Instructions

1. Start by crumbling and slightly mashing some medium-firm tofu into a bowl.
2. Add dark soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, Chinese 5 spice powder, sugar, white pepper, and a pinch of MSG to the tofu.
3. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly until well combined.
4. Add a little bit of neutral oil to a dry pan and spread the seasoned tofu mixture evenly.
5. Cook the tofu on medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes.
6. While the tofu cooks, chop some ginger.
7. Chop garlic cloves.
8. Chop the white part of spring onions.
9. Add the chopped ginger, garlic, and spring onions to the pan with the cooking tofu.
10. Continue to cook the mixture, stirring occasionally, until the tofu chunks dry out and become meaty.
11. Boil Chinese noodles in a pot of water.
12. While the noodles are boiling, prepare the sauce in a separate bowl.
13. Add sesame paste, chili crisp, sesame oil, light soy sauce, sugar, and black vinegar to the bowl.
14. Mix the sauce ingredients together.
15. Add 4-5 tablespoons of the hot noodle water to the sauce to loosen it up and mix again.
16. Quickly boil broccolini in the same pot with the noodles.
17. Transfer the cooked noodles to the bowl with the prepared sauce.
18. Mix the sauce and the noodles together until all the noodles are beautifully coated in the sauce.
19. Assemble the dish by placing the saucy noodles in a serving bowl.
20. Add the boiled broccolini to the bowl.
21. Add a generous amount of the cooked tofu crumbles to the bowl.
22. Garnish with spring onion greens.
23. Add crushed peanuts as a garnish.
24. Finish with a drizzle of chili oil.

## Equipment

- Bowl
- Pan
- Knife
- Pot
- Spoon
- Chopsticks
- Tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@prrrunch/video/7524408038858575122
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2b5b5498-deda-41e4-8d74-3fca81521f15
- Extracted: 2025-07-26

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