Dan Dan Noodles

Total Time: 1 1⁄2 hours
Yield: 4 Servings
Source: www.recipetineats.com
Category: Chinese

Ingredients
2 tablespoons Chinese Sesame Paste (or 3 tablespoons tahini plus 2 teaspoons sesame oil )
1 1⁄2 tablespoon Chili Paste Oil
4 tablespoons Soy Sauce
2 cloves Garlic (minced)
3 teaspoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Five Spice Powder
1 teaspoon Sichuan Pepper Powder
3 tablespoons Chili Oil
3⁄4 cups Chicken Broth
2 teaspoons Hoisin Sauce
1 teaspoon Dark Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon Rice Wine
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil (plus 1 teaspoon)
1⁄4 cup Sui Mi Ya Cai
1 pound White Chinese Noodles (medium thickness)
16 whole Choy Sum (cut into 2-inch lengths)
2 whole Green Onions (sliced)
1 tablespoon Peanuts (chopped)
1 tablespoon Salt

Directions
  1. In a bowl whisk together Chinese sesame paste, Chinese chili paste oil, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon five spice, Sichuan pepper, chili oil, and chicken broth. Set aside. In a small bowl mix together hoisin, dark soy, rice wine, and 1/2 teaspoon five spice. Set aside.
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over high heat. Add pork and cook, breaking it up as you cook, until it changes from pink to white. Add bowl with hoisin and cook for 1 minute, then transfer into a bowl.
  3. Return skillet to stove, reduce to medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil into middle of skillet. Add Sui mi ya cai and stir for 30 seconds, just to warm through. Set aside.
  4. Bring a large pot of water to the boil and add salt. Cook choy sum for 1 minute and then take it out to drain. Add noodles and cook per packet directions. Drain.
  5. Ladle 1/4 of dan dan sauce into a bowl. Pile in noodles, top with pork and Sui mi ya cai. Place choi sum on side. Sprinkle with peanuts and green onions and serve. To eat, mix it all up to coat the noodles well with sauce, then devour!