Dan Dan noodles

Name: Dan Dan noodles
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 g noodles (I used oodon but you can use rice too); 2.5 cups chicken broth; 500 g mince chicken or pork; 1 packet shiitake mushrooms; 1 packet baby spinach; 2 spring onions; 1 big shallots; 3 gloves garlic; Chilly oil to serve; 1 tablespoon honey; 3 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1/3 cup hoisin sauce; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 3 tablespoon tahini

Gaia Riva @gaia

Bristol

This is my favourite take away Chinese but with lockdown we thought that we would try it ourselves. Turns out it’s a great recipe!!

Gaia Riva @gaia

Bristol

This is my favourite take away Chinese but with lockdown we thought that we would try it ourselves. Turns out it’s a great recipe!!

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Ingredients

45 min

2 servings

200 gnoodles (I used oodon but you can use rice too)
2.5 cupschicken broth
500 gmince chicken or pork
1 packetshiitake mushrooms
1 packetbaby spinach
2spring onions
1big shallots
3gloves garlic
Chilly oil to serve
For the sauce
1 tablespoonhoney
3 tablespoonrice vinegar
1/3 cuphoisin sauce
1/2 cupsoy sauce
3 tablespoontahini

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Steps

45 min

1

Make the sauce by mixing all ingredients together. Set aside
2

Chop everything: onion, garlic, mushrooms ready.
3

Cook the noodles as per the instructions on the packet and drain the water away.
4

In a frying pan add some sesame oil and cook the mince meat breaking it up as you go along. Cook until it’s turned a lighter colour (seared). Add the onions, garlic and mushrooms and cook for another few minutes. Add 1/2 sauce and cook it through until the meat caramelised. Add 2/3 teaspoon of chilly oil
5

In a pot prepare the broth and add the rest of the sauce. Bring to a simmer and add the spinach for a minute and the noodles so that they warm up.
6

Serve in big bowls starting with ladling the broth. Add the meat on top and finish with the spring onions and some more chilly oil