131. Dan Dan Noodle Salad

Name: 131. Dan Dan Noodle Salad
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 1 h 2 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp Chinese Sesame Paste; 3 tbsp chilli oil, or chilli crisp; 6 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp honey; 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice powder; 2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar; 200ml hot water; 1 tsp bouillon powder; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 300g plant based mince; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 tbsp shaoxing wine; 1 tsp chilli crisp; 1.5 tbsp hoisin sauce; 1 tsp dark soy sauce; 1/4 tsp Chinese five spice powder; 500g dry Dan Dan noodles; 3 spring onions, finely chopped; 150g peanuts, finely chopped; 6 radishes, sliced into 1mm thins; 6 baby cucumbers, sliced 2mm thick; 2 tbsp sichuan peppercorns; 1 cos lettuce heart, leaves torn off

4 steps

Prep:1hCook:2min

Updated at: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:26:42 GMT

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Instructions

Step 1

Toast the sichuan peppercorns, then blend them in a spice grinder.

Step 2

Combine the Dan Dan sauce by using the hot water to loosen the sesame paste and honey, then add the rest of the ingredients and allow to cool to room temperature.

Step 3

Cook the Dan Dan noodles in boiling water for the time specified on the packet. Drain and throw them immediately into ice water.

Step 4

Put it all together. Drain the noodles and toss with the Dan Dan sauce, the radishes and the baby cucumbers. Serve the Dan Dan noodle salad topped with spring onion, peanuts, the topping, sprinkled with Sichuan peppercorn powder, and finally topped with a few leaves of lettuce heart.