Weeknight Dan Dan Noodles (Just like Take-out!)
Learn how to make Dan Dan noodles that take just like your favorite take-out joint! This the perfect weeknight dinner to throw together on a rainy or cold night. Make it with ground beef, chicken, turkey, or whatever else you like!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 676kcal
Ingredients
Meat Marinade:
- 14 ounces ground chicken turkey, pork, or beef work too
- 6 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce low sodium
- 1 tablespoon oil high heat
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons tahini paste
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fried chili in oil see notes
- ¼ cup soy sauce low sodium
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon ground Sichuan peppercorns
- 2 cups chicken stock for noodles (divided)
Serve:
- 24 ounces Yakisoba or thick udon noodles cooked according to package directions
- 3 scallions chopped
Instructions
- GROUND MEAT: Combine the ingredients for the meat marinade in a bowl (except the meat and the oil) then stir in the meat until just mixed, set aside while you prep the sauce and some of the remaining ingredients.
- SAUCE: In a small bowl, stir together the tahini sauce, chili oil, sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin, and Sichuan peppercorn. Stir and set the sauce aside for now.
- COOK: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add a tablespoon of oil to the skillet and the ground meat mixture and cook for roughly 5 minutes crumbling the meat so it browns and cooks. Add the prepared sauce from step #2. Stir and continue to cook until the sauce coats the ground meat and has a chance to reduce. Then, pour in the chicken stock along the side of the pan so it just pools at the bottom of the pot without touching too much of the meat. You basically want it to just heat through and pick up some of the flavors from the meat. Let simmer and allow for it to cook and thicken, about 5 minutes.
- SERVE: Divide the noodles into bowls, spoon the Dan Dan meat mixture over the noodles (along with the broth.) Top with scallions and serve.
Notes
- Fried chili in oil is also called Chinese chili oil. It is the sauce you get if you’ve ever had Chinese food from a mall food court. It’s red pepper flakes in oil with other flavors. The amount listed does make it a bit spicy, but you can always use less if you’d like! Purchase is online here.
Nutrition
Calories: 676kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 28g | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 20g
