Dan dan noodles
Chewy noodles in a nutty, tingling chilli sauce topped with crisp spiced pork. Street food you can make in 30 minutes.
- Time30 min
- LevelEasy
- Costabout £2.54 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
Tick what you need to buy. It goes on your shopping list.
Method
- 1
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Fry the pork for 8 minutes, breaking it up, until crisp and brown.
8 min - 2
Add the chilli bean paste, garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Splash in half the soy sauce and the sherry and let it sizzle away.
1 min - 3
In a bowl, whisk the tahini, vinegar, chilli oil, Sichuan pepper, the rest of the soy sauce and the hot water until smooth and pourable.
- 4
Cook the noodles in boiling water for the time on the pack. Add the pak choi for the last 2 minutes. Drain well.
5 min - 5
Divide the sauce between four bowls. Top with the noodles and pak choi, then the pork.
- 6
Scatter with spring onions. Toss everything together at the table before eating.
Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.