Dan Dan Noodles
Matt SinclairIngredients:
Serves: 4
- 270g Hikubaku udon noodles
- 1 bunch Gai Lan, or leafy Asian greens
- 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 500g pork mince
- 2 Tbsp Hoisin sauce
- 2 Tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
- ½ Tbsp five spice powder
- ½ cup roasted crushed peanuts
- 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
Chilli Oil:
- 2 Tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 star anise
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup crushed chilli flakes
Sauce:
- 3 Tbsp tahini
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- ½ Tbsp five spice powder
- ½ Tbsp Sichuan peppercorns, ground in a mortar and pestle
- ½ cup prepared chilli oil
- 2 large cloves garlic, grated
- 2 Tbsp hot water
Method:
- Add the Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon, star anise and oil in a small saucepan and place over a low heat. Bring to approximately 160C and then remove from the heat. Allow the oil to sit for about 6-8 minutes and then remove the spices from the oil. Add in the chilli flakes and let them steep in the hot oil until the oil is cool.
Sauce:
- In a medium bowl, combine all on the sauce ingredients and mix until smooth. Adjust to personalised taste with extra Sichuan peppercorns, chilli oil etc. Set aside until required.
- Prepare the noodles as per packet instructions, blanching the greens for the last minute of cooking. drain and cool under running water. Strain well.
- Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat. Add the pork and move around the wok constantly until browned, approximately 1-2 minutes. Add in the Hoisin sauce, Shaoxing, dark soy and five spice powder. Toss to incorporate. Season to taste. Cook, moving often until the sauce has evaporated, approximately 5 minutes.
- To serve, divide the sauce into the base of 4 bowls. Top with the noodles and greens, followed by the pork mixture. Garnish well with crushed peanuts and spring onions.
- Mix the ingredients together in the bowl and serve.
Our friends at Wine Selectors suggest pairing this dish with a Grenache.
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