#dandanmian

[shoku-and-awe]

Surprisingly nice frozen meal from the conbini! Dry dandan noodles with sauce, great noodle texture and rich sesame flavor, almost peanut buttery. I threw in some green beans too. Great comfort food after a rough day, I’m definitely gonna get this again sometime.

[paulpingminho]

[ohshecooks]

Dan Dan Mian

This fiercely spicy and addictive noodle will burn and numb your face off at the same time.

Dan dan Noodles is one of the most famous of Sichuan street foods. The freshly boiled egg noodles are served in a savory, spicy broth topped with crispy pork and peanut flakes. Simply stir everything together with a pair of chopsticks to coat the noodles with a bit of everything and slurp! The numbing, smoky, spicy sauce will shock your taste buds, leaving you craving for more.

Ingredients

1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns

250 g minced pork

60 g (½ cup) pickled mustard greens finely chopped

2 tbsp light soy sauce

2 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil

4 dried chillies, seeded, halved lengthwise

3 spring onions, finely chopped, plus extra, to serve

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tbsp sesame paste or tahini

1 tbsp dark soy sauce

2 tbsp chilli oil sauce

500 g Egg noodles

Method

Toast peppercorns in a small frying pan over low heat for 1 minute or until fragrant; take care not to let them burn. Using a mortar and pestle, grind until crushed. Using your hands, mix pork with crushed peppercorns, mustard greens and 1 tbsp light soy until combined.

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok over high heat. Add chillies and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add pork mixture and brown, breaking up lumps, for 4 minutes or until slightly crisp. Transfer to a bowl. Keep warm.

Wipe wok clean. Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic, and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add sesame paste, remaining 1 tbsp light soy, dark soy, chilli oil and 250 ml water. Cook, stirring, for a further 2 minutes or until sauce thickens.

Meanwhile, cook noodles according to the packet instructions and drain. Divide among bowls, and spoon over sauce and pork mixture. Scatter with extra spring onions to serve.

[theramenrater]

#2512: Mom's Dry Noodle Dan Dan Noodle - Taiwan

Finished (click to enlarge). Added scallion and ground pork. The noodles came out with a very nice chew. They aren't mushy whatsoever and have a confident backbone. The flavor is very good as well. The notes of sesame, Sichuan pepper oil, Sichuan pepper in the dry mix and soy sauce all work together and play well with eachother; nobody's feet get stepped on. Simple yet complex. 5.0 out of 5.0 stars. EAN bar code 4717011150322.

[shoku-and-awe]

Really, really good soupless tantanmen! They do need the extra toppings because the kit alone (noodles, sauce with meat) is not substantial, but the sauce has a great tingly Sichuan pepper spiciness with a little bit of sweetness to balance it out! Will eat again.

[shoku-and-awe]

冷やし豆乳担々麺 // CHILLED SOYMILK TANTANMEN Eating all the cold noodles I can while the weather allows! Sesame chili soup with ground meat cooked in Sichuan pepper, which gives it a chilly kind of spiciness. The soymilk adds a bit of sweet creaminess that contrasts the spice and oil.

[shoku-and-awe]

汁なし担々麺 // SOUPLESS DANDAN NOODLES

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