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Dan Dan Noodles a Simple Spicy Pasta Dish

February 16, 2020 Filed Under: Main Courses with Meat, Side Dishes

Dan Dan noodles are quintessential Sichuan street food: Chinese egg noodles with a spicy sesame sauce.

bowl of chicken and sauce over noodles with text overlay "Dan Dan Noodles with chicken"

This recipe is adapted from my autographed copy of Martin Yan’s Feast: The Best of Yan Can Cook. I have a few other recipes from the book on the blog, but it is a wonderful collection to any cookbook collection especially if you enjoy Chinese food.

Don’t be intimidated by the long ingredient list, several ingredients are listed twice and most should already be in your pantry. Oyster flavored sauce can be found in the Asian food section of most larger grocery stores. I also use it for this Asian marinade , keeping it carefully hidden from my boys who would freak out. It doesn’t make the sauce fishy, but the sauce would definitely be flat without it.

I had to buy a big jar of tahini for this recipe and wasn’t sure what else to do with it. Turns out it can be used for everything from breakfast to dessert with lots of tasty salad dressings, appetizers and main courses in between.

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Dan Dan Noodles with Chicken

bowl of chicken and sauce over noodles with text overlay "Dan Dan Noodles with chicken"
Chinese egg noodles served with a spicy creamy sesame sauce with minced chicken is an easy weeknight fast meal.
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Ingredients
  

Marinade

  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 pound chicken breasts minced

Sauce

  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • 3 tablespoons chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons oyster-flavored sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Serve

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 12 ounces Chinese egg noodles prepared per package directions
  • 1 or 2 green onions chopped

Instructions
 

  • Prepare noodles per package directions.
  • In a small bowl combine 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, soy sauce and cornstarch. Add chicken and let marinade for 10 minutes.
  • Combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  • In a wok or large skillet, heat olive oil over high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned, 2-3 minutes. Add sauce and heat for another minute or two until thickened.
  • Serve chicken over noodles topped with green onions.

Filed Under: Main Courses with Meat, Side Dishes Tagged With: chicken, chinese, OurFamilyTable, pasta recipes, weeknight dinner recipe




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Comments

  1. Wendy Klik

    February 16, 2020 at 8:52 am

    This is definitely going onto our dinner table very soon. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. Hezzi-D

    February 16, 2020 at 6:04 pm

    What a flavorful and unique pasta combination!

    Reply
  3. Inger @ Art of Natural Liivng

    February 24, 2020 at 5:15 am

    This is the type of dish I never think of making at home. Looks wonderful–must stop thinking like that!

    Reply
  4. Cheese Curd In Paradise

    February 27, 2020 at 9:45 am

    I love dan dan noodles and have typically had it made with peanuts and ground meat, but this version with chicken sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
  5. Christie

    March 1, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    Dan dan noodles inspired this week’s recipe for Thai peanut chicken ramen. I remember the first time I tried them. So so good.

    Reply

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