Tofu Dan Dan Noodles

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Crumble and slightly mash the tofu into a bowl.
  2. 2Add dark soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, Chinese 5 spice powder, sugar, white pepper, and MSG to the tofu.
  3. 3Mix all the seasonings into the tofu until well combined.
  4. 4Add the seasoned tofu to a dry pan and spread it with a little bit of oil.
  5. 5Cook the tofu for 5 to 7 minutes on medium heat.
  6. 6Chop ginger, garlic, and spring onions (white bit only).
  7. 7Add the chopped ginger, garlic, and spring onions to the pan with the tofu.
  8. 8Cook until the tofu chunks dry out and become meaty.
  9. 9Boil Chinese noodles in water.
  10. 10Prepare the sauce by adding sesame paste, sesame oil, chili crisp, light soy sauce, sugar, and black vinegar to a bowl.
  11. 11Mix the sauce ingredients together.
  12. 12Add some noodle water to the sauce to loosen it up.
  13. 13Quickly boil some broccolini in the same pot as the noodles.
  14. 14Add the boiled noodles to the sauce.
  15. 15Mix the sauce and noodles together until all of it is coated.
  16. 16Assemble the dish by placing the saucy noodles in a bowl.
  17. 17Add boiled broccolini to the bowl.
  18. 18Add a generous amount of the tofu crumbles to the bowl.
  19. 19Garnish with spring onion greens, crushed peanuts, and chili oil.

Ingredients

  • 300 g medium firm tofu
  • 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 bit only)
  • 1 tbsp minced ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 5 tbsp sesame paste
  • 2 tbsp chilli crisp
  • 0.5 tbsp sesame oil
  • 0.5 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tap black vinegar
  • 4 tbsp noodle water
  • 150 g Chinese noodles
  • 4 stems broccolini
  • spring onion greens
  • crushed peanuts
  • chili oil

Equipment

bowlspoonpanchopping boardknifepottongs