Dan Dan-Style Noodles
with pork / broccoli

Name: Dan Dan-Style Noodles
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 cloves Garlic, chopped; 1/2 cup Stock, any type; 1/4 cup Soy sauce, low-sodium; 2 tsp Cornstarch; 1 Tbsp Brown sugar; 2 Tbsp Vinegar, rice; 1 Tbsp Oil, toasted sesame; 2 tsp Tahini (opt; sub Chinese sesame paste, black bean paste, or peanut butter); 2 tsp Chili garlic sauce, more or less to taste (sub any hot sauce); 1/4 cup Peanuts, chopped; 12 oz Broccoli, florets; 6 oz Noodles, dried ramen (discard seasoning packets if using instant ramen; or sub spaghetti); 1 Tbsp Cilantro, chopped; 1 Tbsp + 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking; 2 tsp Water; 2 tsp Oil, toasted sesame; 1 tsp Lemon juice; 1 lb Pork, ground

Active: 35 Total: 35

Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

This spicy, savory noodle dish has made it to many of our community members' favorites lists. It's very adaptable, so feel free to try a different type of ground meat and use any type of Asian-style noodles (or even spaghetti will work). The previous version was featured in 2017.

Ingredients

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Servings:

Spicy (or not) Dan Dan Sauce:

Garlic - 4 cloves , chopped
Stock, any type - 1/2 cup
Soy sauce, low-sodium - 1/4 cup
Cornstarch - 2 tsp
Brown sugar - 1 Tbsp
Vinegar, rice - 2 Tbsp
Oil, toasted sesame - 1 Tbsp
Tahini - 2 tsp (opt; sub Chinese sesame paste, black bean paste, or peanut butter)
Chili garlic sauce - 2 tsp , more or less to taste (sub any hot sauce)

Dan Dan-Style Noodles with Pork and Broccoli:

Peanuts - 1/4 cup , chopped
Broccoli - 12 oz , florets
Noodles, dried ramen - 6 oz (discard seasoning packets if using instant ramen; or sub spaghetti)
Cilantro - 1 Tbsp , chopped
Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp + 1 Tbsp
Water - 2 tsp
Oil, toasted sesame - 2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Pork, ground - 1 lb

Prep

Garlic / Peanuts / Broccoli - Prep as directed. Store separately. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Make sauce - Combine garlic, stock, soy sauce, cornstarch, brown sugar, vinegar, toasted sesame oil (portion for sauce), and tahini. Add chili garlic sauce according to your spice preference (the amount listed will make a fairly spicy sauce, so reduce or increase the amount listed if you’d like). (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Noodles - Cook noodles according to package directions. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
Cilantro - Chop cilantro.

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Make

Heat a wok or skillet with first part of cooking oil over medium-high heat. Add broccoli and saute until broccoli turns bright green. Add water to pan and cover with a lid. Steam broccoli until tender, ~3 minutes.
Remove broccoli from heat and stir in toasted sesame oil (portion for noodles) and lemon juice. Season with some salt and pepper. Set broccoli aside and return wok to heat.
To wok, add second part of cooking oil and then pork to heated oil. Saute, breaking pork apart, until nearly cooked through, ~5 minutes.
Give sauce a stir and pour over top of pork. Simmer until sauce thickens and pork is cooked.
If noodles were made ahead, reheat.
Assemble bowls with noodles, pork, broccoli, cilantro, and peanuts. Add some extra red pepper flakes or some hot sauce (not in ingredients list) if you’d like more heat. Enjoy!

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