Dan Dan Mian (EASY Dan Dan Noodles recipe!)

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers a nutty flavor with less saturated fat.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free while liquid aminos is often less expensive.

Sichuan peppercorns

🥗Healthier: black pepper

💰Cheaper: white pepper

Black pepper provides a similar heat, while white pepper is more affordable.

Cook ground pork on medium-high heat until browned.

Season the pork with Chinese cooking wine, regular soy sauce, and dark soy sauce.

Add Chinese pickled mustard greens to the pork and cook until blended.

Cook fresh thin wheat noodles according to package instructions, keeping an eye on them to avoid overcooking.

Remove the noodles and reserve the cooking water.

In the reserved noodle water, cook bok choy leaves for 2-3 minutes until tender but still crunchy, then remove them from the water.

In a bowl, combine Chinese sesame paste, homemade chili oil, dark soy sauce, chicken bouillon, and noodle water to create the sauce.

Add Chinese black vinegar, five spice, garlic, ground Sichuan peppercorns, and sugar to the sauce and mix until smooth.

Pour the sauce into a bowl and add about 1/4 cup of the reserved noodle water, stirring until smooth.

Twirl the noodles into a serving bowl, top with the ground meat mixture, and drizzle additional chili oil on top.

Garnish with bok choy leaves.

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