Dan dan noodles from Dumplings and Noodles: Bao, Gyoza, Biang Biang, Ramen--and Everything in Between (page 110) by Pippa Middlehurst

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    Can substitute hoisin sauce for sweet bean sauce, a combination of minced beef and minced pork for minced pork, the book's "Sichuan chilli oil" for chilli oil, and the book's "Ramen noodles"or wheat noodles for store-bought ramen noodles.

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    Can substitute hoisin sauce for sweet bean sauce, a combination of minced beef and minced pork for minced pork, the book's "Sichuan chilli oil" for chilli oil, and the book's "Ramen noodles"or wheat noodles for store-bought ramen noodles.

  • nomeshk on March 02, 2026

    Comes together pretty quickly but takes a while to assemble all the ingredients. I accidentally swapped the quantities of peanut butter and sesame paste due to misreading the recipe. Really tasty and very filling.

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