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Dan Dan Noodles
An easy, at-home take on Dan Dan Noodles made with spaghetti, ground pork, peanut butter, and chili crisp for big flavor with simple ingredients.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Jennie Alley📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●skillet
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●food processor
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Prep
2
Gather and prep all ingredients.
3
Cook
4
Set a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook spaghetti until al dente, about ⏱️ 2 minutes less than the package directions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining and set noodles aside.
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Brown
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Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground pork and press down without moving it for a few minutes to get a nice browned, slightly crispy base.
7
Fry
8
Stir in garlic, ginger, soy sauce, brown sugar, and spinach. Stir-fry quickly until fully combined and heated through. Remove from heat.
fresh ginger (grated, $0.07)2 tspsoy sauce ($0.05)1 Tbsp½ cup soy sauce (4 oz., $0.42)brown sugar ($0.03)1 Tbspbrown sugar (24g, $0.06)2 Tbsp
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Mix
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In a large mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, peanut butter, chili crisp, brown sugar, and about half of the reserved pasta water. Mix until smooth.
soy sauce ($0.05)1 Tbsp½ cup soy sauce (4 oz., $0.42)chili crisp (or chili oil, (1 oz.) $0.67)2 Tbspbrown sugar ($0.03)1 Tbspbrown sugar (24g, $0.06)2 Tbsp
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Coat
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Toss noodles in the sauce, adding more pasta water*** as needed. The sauce should coat the noodles evenly without being thick or gloopy
13
Crush
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Place peanuts in a sealed ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin until coarse. Alternatively, use a mortar and pestle or a food processor.
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Serve
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Divide dressed noodles evenly among serving bowls. Top each with a portion of the pork mixture, sliced green onions, and crushed peanuts. Serve immediately****.
Nutrition Facts
calories
980 kcal
fat Content
42 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
7 g
sodium Content
2180 mg
protein Content
45 g
carbohydrate Content
106 g
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