Dan Dan Noodles - A Spicy Sichuan Noodle Dish

My boyfriend I made this tonight. We are both obsessed with Asian food, cooking and traveling. I have to say, this is by far, without a doubt the best Asian noodle dish I have ever put in my mouth. Amazing! Saving this recipe for ever!

Dan Dan Noodles - A Spicy Sichuan Noodle Dish

A Dan Dan Noodles recipe that's tried, true, and authentic. With this recipe, you can try out this spicy, numbing Dan Dan Noodles Sichuan classic at home!

Ingredients
For the Chili Oil:

• 2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns
• 1 inch-long piece of cinnamon
• 2 star anise
• 1 cup oil
• ¼ cup crushed red pepper flakes
• For the Meat and Sui Mi Ya Cai:
• 3 teaspoons oil
• 8 oz. ground pork
• 2 teaspoons sweet bean sauce or hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons shaoxing wine
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon five spice powder
• ⅓ cup sui mi ya cai

For the sauce:

• 2 tablespoons sesame paste (tahini)
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• ¼ teaspoon five spice powder
• ½ teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn powder (we ground whole Sichuan peppercorns in a mortar and pestle)
• ½ cup of your prepared chili oil (scary, but yes!)
• 2 cloves garlic, very finely minced
• ¼ cup hot cooking water from the noodles

For the Noodles & Veg:

• 1 lb fresh or dried white noodles, medium thickness
• 1 small bunch leafy greens (spinach, bok choy, or choy sum)
• chopped peanuts
• chopped scallion (optional)

Instructions

1. To make the chili oil: In a small pot, add the Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon stick, star anise, and oil. Over medium low heat, slowly heat to 325 degrees, and then turn off the heat. Wait 6 - 7 minutes, then remove the peppercorns, cinnamon stick, and star anise with a slotted spoon. Add the crushed red pepper flakes and allow them to steep in the hot oil. It should start smelling fragrant, almost like popcorn. Allow the oil to cool. This makes more chili oil than you’ll need, but you’ll be glad to have it on hand for use in other dishes. Store in a glass jar and keep refrigerated.
2. To make the meat mixture: In a wok, heat a teaspoon of oil over medium heat, and brown the ground pork. Add the sweet bean sauce, shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce, and five spice powder. Cook until all the liquid is evaporated. Set aside. Heat the other 2 teaspoons of oil in the wok over medium heat, and sautee the sui mi ya cai (pickled vegetables) for a few minutes. Set aside.
3. get the full instructions @ thewoksoflife.com

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