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Weeknight Dan Dan Noodles with Ground Pork & Bok Choy

Dan Dan Noodles bring bold, spicy flavors in an easy, comforting dish. Savory ground pork, crisp bok choy, and chewy noodles are tossed in a rich, garlicky chili sauce. Ready in no time, it’s a delicious way to explore Sichuan flavors at home.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Cut: Ground Pork
Servings: 4
Calories: 860kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 large bok choy heads roughly chopped
  • 8 oz dried Chinese-style egg noodles OR ramen-style noodles

Pork Sauce

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 2 tbsp hoisin

Dan Dan Sauce

  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp chili oil
  • 2 tbsp hot water
  • ½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder

Instructions

Prepare the pork sauce

  • In a small bowl, whisk soy sauce, rice vinegar, Chinese five-spice powder, and hoisin. Set aside.

Prepare the dan dan sauce

  • In a large bowl, mix creamy peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili oil, hot water, and Chinese five-spice powder until smooth. Set aside.

Cook the pork

  • In a large skillet or wok, heat oil over high heat. Add pork and garlic.
  • Crumble and brown pork for 7–9 minutes, then turn off the heat and add pork sauce.
  • Mix the pork sauce and cooked pork well, letting the sauce reduce slightly in the pan. Keep warm.

Prepare the noodles and bok choy

  • In a large sauce pan, boil water and cook noodles as directed.
  • Transfer noodles with tongs or a spider skimmer into the dan dan sauce.
  • Bring water back to boil and add salt.
  • Blanch the bok choy for 1 minute, then drain. Remove bok choy with tongs or a skimmer.

Putting it all together

  • Distribute the dan dan noodles between 4 bowls. Top each with the hot pork mixture and bok choy, then serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 860kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 1370mg | Fiber: 8g
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