Dan Dan Mian

10m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Cook the pasta.
  2. 2Crumble the sausage.
  3. 3Fry the sausage.
  4. 4Make the sauce with tahini, soy sauce, garlic, chili oil, sugar and vinegar.
  5. 5Add chili oil to the sausage.
  6. 6Cook the sausage until crisp.
  7. 7Blanche the beet leaves in the pasta water.
  8. 8Add the sauce to the pasta and sausage.
  9. 9Add a little pasta water.
  10. 10Mix well.
  11. 11Serve with beet leaves and peanuts.

Ingredients

  • 320 g linguine (or, better, noodles!)
  • 200 g pasta di salsiccia (or salsiccia privata del budello)
  • olio di semi
  • olio piccante (optional, ricetta sul blog)
  • 1 cucchiaio abbondante tahina
  • 1 cucchiaio salsa di soia
  • 1 spicchio aglio
  • 1 pizzico zucchero
  • 1 cucchiaino raso aceto di vino bianco
  • paio di foglie bietola

Equipment

knifecutting boardpanwooden spoonpot

Tips

  • If you have them at home you can use wheat noodles or, if you prefer them thicker, udon.
  • The quantities are approximate, so feel free to experiment with the ingredients and personalize the dish as you prefer.