Dan Dan Noodles

Ingredients

• • 1/3 cup Chinese sesame paste ((or unsweetened natural peanut butter))
• • 1/3 cup light soy sauce ((or soy sauce))
• • 1/4 cup Chinkiang vinegar
• • 4 cloves garlic (finely minced)
• • 2 spring onions (finely minced)
• • 2 tablespoons honey ((or agave syrup))
• • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns (toasted and ground (*footnote 2))
• • 1 tablespoon peanut oil ((or vegetable oil))
• • 1 lb minced pork ((*Footnote 3))
• • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• • 2 spring onions (chopped)
• • 1 1/2 tablespoons fermented black beans (rinsed and chopped)
• • 1/2 cup Sui Mi Ya Cai ((Sichuan preserved mustard greens))
• • 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
• • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• • 1/3 cup roasted peanuts (crushed)
• • 14 oz Dan Dan noodles ((or thin wheat noodles))
• • 1 small batch leafy green vegetables (roughly chopped (spinach, choy sum, baby bok choy etc.))
• • Homemade chilli oil (to taste (*footnote 1))

Preparation Steps