# Dan Dan Noodles

Spicy, numbing Sichuan-style street food noodles topped with crispy pork crumbles and aromatics.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Diet: dairy-free
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g ground pork
- 4 tbsp Sui Mi Ya Cai
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
- 2 tsp ginger
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 500 ml neutral oil
- 2 whole shallot
- 10 whole garlic clove
- 2 whole star anise
- 1 whole cinnamon
- 1 tbsp coriander seed
- 2 tbsp gochugaru
- 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorn
- 1 tsp chili flake
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp MSG
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
- 3 tbsp Chinese sesame paste
- 4 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp Chinkiang black vinegar
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 4 whole garlic clove
- 2 tsp Sichuan peppercorn powder
- 400 g thin wheat noodles
- 2 bunch baby bok choy
- 4 tbsp roasted peanut
- 2 whole scallion

## Instructions

1. Fry ground pork in cooking oil over medium-high heat, breaking into crumbles until crispy. Add ginger, Shaoxing wine, Sui Mi Ya Cai, and light soy sauce; fry for 2 minutes.
2. Fry sliced shallots and garlic in neutral oil until crispy. Remove solids from oil.
3. Add star anise, cinnamon, and coriander seeds to the hot oil; simmer over medium-low heat for 15 minutes.
4. Place gochugaru, Sichuan peppercorns, chili flakes, sugar, salt, and MSG into a heatproof bowl. Pour hot oil over mixture, then stir in Chinese black vinegar and fried shallot/garlic solids.
5. Mix Chinese sesame paste, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Chinkiang vinegar, white sugar, grated garlic, and Sichuan peppercorn powder in 4 individual bowls. Stir in a splash of hot noodle water.
6. Boil thin wheat noodles in a large pot, adding baby bok choy for the last 45 seconds of cooking. Drain well.
7. Place noodles into prepared bowls, add chili oil, and top with cooked pork, roasted peanuts, and scallions.

## Equipment

- frying pan
- skimmer
- mortar and pestle
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dfjz8B8IUlh/?rpxt=ZTB1cXpwdWxiemZ1
- Creator: Chefs Library (Christophoor)
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2b9c5473-5914-4c36-b3a0-984b6f1f416f
- Extracted: 2026-11-13

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