Dan Dan Noodles
Spicy Sichuan noodles with ground pork and a creamy sesame sauce. Ready in 20 minutes with pantry staples and fresh aromatics.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 28g
Ingredients
- 6 oz ground pork
- 8 oz fresh noodles or ramen
- 3 tablespoons sesame paste
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons chili oil (or neutral oil mixed with 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes)
- 2 whole scallions, chopped (white and green parts separated)
Instructions
- 1
Fill a large pot three-quarters full with water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat, about 8 minutes.
- 2
While water boils, heat 1 tablespoon of neutral oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers and moves quickly when you tilt the pan, about 45 seconds.
- 3
Add the ground pork and break it into small pieces with a wooden spoon as it cooks, stirring often, until no pink remains and it looks crumbly, about 4 minutes.
- 4
Add the white part of the scallions to the cooked pork and stir for 20 seconds until fragrant.
- 5
Stir the sesame paste, soy sauce, and chili oil together in a small bowl until smooth and uniform.
- 6
Pour the sesame sauce into the skillet with the pork and stir constantly for 30 seconds until the mixture is glossy and combined, then remove from heat.
- 7
Add the noodles to the boiling water and stir gently with a fork to separate them, then cook according to package directions until tender, usually 3–4 minutes.
- 8
Scoop the cooked noodles into two bowls with a pasta fork or tongs, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking water in the pot.
- 9
Spoon the pork and sesame sauce evenly over the noodles in both bowls.
- 10
Pour 2 tablespoons of the reserved cooking water over each bowl and stir gently to loosen the sauce and coat the noodles.
- 11
Scatter the green part of the scallions on top of each bowl and serve immediately.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot (at least 4-quart capacity)
- 10-inch skillet
- wooden spoon
- small bowl
- pasta fork or tongs
- two serving bowls
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