Dan Dan Noodles (easy vegan recipe!)

Name: Dan Dan Noodles (easy vegan recipe!)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 120 g noodles of choice; bok choy (or other greens); chili oil; crushed peanuts (or sesame seeds); 150 g shiitake mushrooms; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 2 scallion whites; 2 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp soy sauce (optional); 150 g tofu (optional); 2 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp red chili flakes; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 2 tsp Sichuan pepper (toasted); 3 tbsp oil; 1.5 tbsp soy sauce; 1/2 tsp brown sugar; 1 tsp black vinegar; 2 tbsp tahini (or peanut butter)

5 steps

If you’re craving a bowl of spicy, boldly umami noodles, I highly recommend giving these vegan Dan Dan Noodles a try 🤤

Updated at: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 12:42:48 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories847 kcal (42%)

Total Fat61.9 g (88%)

Carbs60 g (23%)

Sugars6 g (7%)

Protein19.7 g (39%)

Sodium781.2 mg (39%)

Fiber7.8 g (28%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

120gnoodles

crushed, or sesame seeds

Mushroom “meat“ topping

150gshiitake mushrooms

1 Tbspsoy sauce

150gtofu

Sauce

2garlic cloves

1 Tbspred chili flakes

1 Tbspsesame seeds

2 tspSichuan pepper

toasted

3 Tbspoil

1 ½ Tbspsoy sauce

½ tspbrown sugar

1 TspBlack Vinegar

2 Tbsptahini

or peanut butter

Instructions

Step 1

Add garlic, chili flakes, sesame seeds and Sichuan pepper to a heat-proof bowl. Heat up the oil (don’t let it smoke) and pour it over the spices. You can also use homemade chili oil and skip this step. Add the remaining ingredients for the sauce and stir to combine.

Step 2

Prepare the mushroom topping. In a hot pan sauté mushrooms until the water has evaporated and they have got some good browning. Then add the scallions, cook for a few more minutes, then add the garlic and season to taste.

Step 3

Blanch the bok choy or other greens of your choice.

Step 4

Cook the noodles according to packaging.

Step 5

Mix the noodles with the sauce, top with the mushrooms, bok choy, scallion greens, more chili oil and crushed peanuts. Enjoy!