Dan Dan Noodles
- Total Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 8ounces thin fresh Chinese wheat noodles
- 1teaspoon sesame oil, plus 3 tablespoons
- ½cup sesame seeds
- 1½tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- 3scallions, white part minced, green part thinly sliced
- ½cup smooth peanut butter
- 3tablespoons soy sauce
- 2½tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1½tablespoons sugar
- 1 to 2teaspoons Chinese chili paste or hot bean paste (or to taste)
- ½teaspoon black pepper
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
649 calories; 40 grams fat; 7 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 17 grams monounsaturated fat; 13 grams polyunsaturated fat; 59 grams carbohydrates; 6 grams dietary fiber; 10 grams sugars; 20 grams protein; 681 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Cook noodles in 4 quarts rapidly boiling water until tender, for 4 to 5 minutes. Drain in colander, rinse with cold water, and drain again. In bowl, toss noodles with 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Refrigerate.
- Step 2
Lightly toast sesame seeds in dry skillet. In food processor, place 5 tablespoons seeds, plus ginger, garlic, white scallions, peanut butter, ½ cup water, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, chili paste, pepper and remaining oil. Process until smooth. Sauce should be highly seasoned and pourable. Refrigerate.
- Step 3
Divide noodles among 4 bowls, and pour sauce over them. Sprinkle scallion greens and remaining sesame seeds on top.
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Comments
Very tasty. Cooked this twice and the second time I added some cooked ground pork that was seasoned lightly with soy and sesame oil.
One half-cup of water made the sauce too thin and runny; I should have trusted my judgment and just started with a little, perhaps only a quarter-cup, and added more if needed. Don't pour in the entire half-cup at once, as I stupidly did.
This recipe doesn't reproduce the flavor of dan dan mian. The noodles taste cloudy, muddy rather than refreshing. I prefer the Chinese sesame paste to peanut butter.
Tastes like your basic peanut sauce with sesame bits. Perfectly fine but not really Dan Dan.
Added Bok Choi, Mushrooms and Tofu and it came out nice.
Not, not hard. Also: a perfect delivery for tofu.