Name: Black Sesame Dan Dan Noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For the Soup:; ½ cup soy milk; 1½ Tbsp black sesame paste (you can make homemade Black Sesame Paste; see Notes for substitutions); 2 cups chicken stock/broth; 1 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned); 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; ½ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (adjust the amount based on your chicken stock’s saltiness); For the Meat Sauce:; 1 clove garlic; 1 tsp ginger (grated, with juice; from a 1-inch, 2.5-cm knob); 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil; 6 oz ground pork; 1 tsp sake; ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 tsp tianmianjiang (sweet bean sauce) (or use miso); 1 tsp doubanjiang (spicy chili bean paste) (use eitherthespicy or non-spicytype, or usegluten-freedoubanjiang); see Notes); 1 tsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; For the Toppings and Noodles:; 1 Tbsp peanuts (roasted; or use walnuts); 1 Tbsp toasted black sesame seeds; 1 head Shanghai bok choy; 4 green onions/scallions; 2 oz bean sprouts (½ cup, 1 handful); 12 oz dan dan noodles; 2 Tbsp fried garlic chips (or more; you can make homemade Garlic Chips); 4 tsp la-yu (Japanese chili oil) (or plus more; store bought or make myHomemade La-yu)

Ingredients

(Servings: 2)

½ cup soy milk

1½ Tbsp black sesame paste (you can make homemade Black Sesame Paste; see Notes for substitutions)

2 cups chicken stock/broth

1 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned)

1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp sugar

½ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (adjust the amount based on your chicken stock’s saltiness)

1 clove garlic

1 tsp ginger (grated, with juice; from a 1-inch, 2.5-cm knob)

1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil

6 oz ground pork

1 tsp sake

¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

2 tsp tianmianjiang (sweet bean sauce) (or use miso)

1 tsp doubanjiang (spicy chili bean paste) (use eitherthespicy or non-spicytype, or usegluten-freedoubanjiang); see Notes)

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tsp sugar

1 Tbsp peanuts (roasted; or use walnuts)

1 Tbsp toasted black sesame seeds

1 head Shanghai bok choy

4 green onions/scallions

2 oz bean sprouts (½ cup, 1 handful)

12 oz dan dan noodles

2 Tbsp fried garlic chips (or more; you can make homemade Garlic Chips)

4 tsp la-yu (Japanese chili oil) (or plus more; store bought or make myHomemade La-yu)

Black Sesame Dan Dan Noodles

Ingredients

For The Soup

For The Meat Sauce

For The Toppings And Noodles

Steps

Nutrition Facts

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Black Sesame Dan Dan Noodles

Ingredients

For The Soup

For The Meat Sauce

For The Toppings And Noodles

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 4 is assumed for the total recipe.

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Nutrition Facts