Dan dan noodles from The Woks of Life

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  • five spice powder
    This classic Chinese five spice mix unites the five flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and savory. Based on the traditional philosophy of balancing yin and yang, Chinese five spice complements fatty meats like pork belly, goose, and duck. (The Spice House) Buy Now
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  • Serves : 6

  • EYB Comments

    Can substitute bok choy or choy sum for spinach, and hoisin sauce for sweet bean sauce.

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    Can substitute bok choy or choy sum for spinach, and hoisin sauce for sweet bean sauce.

  • VineTomato on April 26, 2020

    I was missing the ya cai and sweet bean paste, I also substituted veggie mince for the pork and I would say it was still a delicious dinner. The chilli oil came together quickly with minimal fuss and was outstanding. A great spicy dish, the only downside I would say is it is incredibly rich.

  • chawkins on May 04, 2015

    Wow, this was so good, full of flavor and numbingly spicy. First of all, the chile oil is flavored with Szechuan peppercorn, star anise and a piece of cinnamon stick besides the red pepper flakes. Then the pork is seasoned with sweet bean paste, Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce and five spice powder. And finally the sauce is made up of the chile oil, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, more five spice powder and Szechuan peppercorn powder and the secret ingredient: sesame paste. They also included greens making it a more balanced meal. This was truly wonderful. I used fresh Shanghai noodle, included the seeds from the dried red pepper in the chile oil, Chinese sesame paste rather than tahini and choy sum as the greens of choice.

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