Dan Dan Noodles

Dan Dan Noodles

 

Prep time: 15 Min
Cook time: 15 Min
Total time: 30 Min

 

Ingredients

 

1 lb. ground pork (or chicken)

6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced or smashed

2 cups fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped

2 cups mixed mushrooms, chopped

1 medium shallot, chopped

4 green onions, chopped

8 ounces Chinese style egg noodles, or rice noodles

2 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth

black pepper

1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce

1/4 cup hoisin sauce (make sure to use GF, if needed

1 tablespoon honey

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter or tahini

 

Instructions

 

Sauce:

 

Combine the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, honey, vinegar, peanut butter/tahini, and 1/3 cup water in a bowl. Whisk to combine.

Bring a pot of water to boil - use only 1 tsp of salt in the cooking water - the dish is salted by the soy sauce. Cook the egg/rice noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.

Using the same saucepan you used for noodles, add the chicken broth and half of the sauce mixture you made early. Bring to a boil, add the spinach and simmer on low, keeping warm as the pork cooks.

In a saucepan, add the pork and begin breaking it up and cooking over medium high heat. When beginning to brown, add the mushrooms and the shallots and cook well, this extra cooking time will add a little crispy bit to the pork. Season with black pepper.

Stir in the remaining sauce, stirring well. The mixture should be simmering immediately - continue to cook until the sauce mixture gets reduced and is starting to look sticky.

 

For Serving

Ladle some broth into a wide mouth bowl, add your noodles, then top with the crispy pork and mushroom. Garnish with some green onions.

 

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Notes:

Jun 20, 2023

 

I had made this before and I knew it could be better. I think I salted the chicken mixture (which is what I previously used here: Dan Dan Noodles. I have also not been happy with my Chinese noodles I have purchased in the past - I was using Costco's brown rice and millet but lately they haven't been thrilling me. So I bought a Cantonese style noodle and it's perfect!!

 

 

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