Dan Dan Noodles

Name: Dan Dan Noodles
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Sichuan & Hunan
Ingredients: 12 oz noodles (ramen, lo mein or spaghetti); 1 lb ground pork; 2 tbsp hoisin; ¼ cup soy sauce; 3 tbsp tahini or peanut butter; 3 tbsp chili crisp; 3 garlic cloves; 1 lb baby bok choy, halved; crushed peanuts; green onions; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tsp sugar

DinnerSichuan & Hunan25 minServes 4885 kcal38 g protein

Photo: KKPCW · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Springy noodles over a nutty, spicy sesame-chili sauce, topped with crispy savory pork and tender bok choy.

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Ingredients

12 oz noodles (ramen, lo mein or spaghetti)
1 lb ground pork
2 tbsp hoisin
¼ cup soy sauce
3 tbsp tahini or peanut butter
3 tbsp chili crisp
3 garlic cloves
1 lb baby bok choy, halved
crushed peanuts
green onions

From your pantry: 1 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp sugar.

Instructions

Brown the pork in the oil until well crisped, 8 minutes. Stir in the hoisin and 1 tbsp soy and cook 1 minute more.
Whisk the tahini, remaining soy, chili crisp, vinegar, sugar, grated garlic and 3 tbsp hot water into a sauce. Divide among bowls.
Boil the noodles, adding the bok choy for the last 2 minutes. Drain, saving a splash of water.
Add noodles and bok choy to the bowls, loosening the sauce with a little noodle water.
Top with the crispy pork, peanuts and green onions. Toss at the table.

Tip: Let the pork get properly crispy. The crunch is the point.