Vegan Dan Dan Noodles

A large bowl of Dan Dan noodles with chili oil in a jar to the side of the dish.

Vegan Dan Dan Noodles

Vegan dan dan noodles are creamy, nutty, spicy and so more-ish. It's ready in just 20 minutes and as authentic as can be whilst still being vegan and using widely available ingredients.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Diet Vegan

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 336kcal

Author Jess & Dan

Ingredients

For the chilli oil:

½ cup vegetable oil
2 small cinnamon sticks
2 star anise
2 tablespoon szechuan peppercorns
¼ cup chilli flakes

For the sauce:

3 tablespoon tahini
3 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
0.5 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns - ground, toasted
0.25 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
3 cloves garlic
⅓ cup chilli oil

The rest:

1 cup TVP mince
1 cup vegan beef broth
4 nests noodles
4 spring onions - sliced
peanuts - crushed, to serve

Instructions

For the chili oil

To make the chili oil, pour the oil, cinnamon, star anise and Szechuan peppercorns into a saucepan on low-medium heat for 6 minutes.
½ cup vegetable oil, 2 small cinnamon sticks, 2 star anise, 2 tablespoon szechuan peppercorns
Sieve the spices from the oil and then pour the still-hot oil over the chili flakes and set to one side. It should sizzle nicely. Allow to steep in the bowl while the noodles cook.
¼ cup chilli flakes
In a bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients until a smooth sauce forms, then set aside.
3 tablespoon tahini, 3 tablespoon light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 0.5 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns, 0.25 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder, 3 cloves garlic, ⅓ cup chilli oil
Rehydrate the TVP mince with the vegan beef broth in another bowl.
1 cup TVP mince, 1 cup vegan beef broth
In a wok or large saute pan, fry the white of the spring onion and the TVP mince for a few minutes until hot.
4 spring onions
Cook and drain the noodles.
4 nests noodles
Place the noodles in serving bowls, split the sauce between them and mix well. Top with the fried TVP mince, the remaining green onions, crushed peanuts and /or toasted sesame seeds. You could even drizzle over a little sesame oil for extra flare and flavor.
peanuts

Notes

Vegan dan dan noodles do not freeze well and are best eaten once freshly cooked.
If you'd like to prep in advance, mix the sauce ahead of time and store in the fridge for a couple of days, in an airtight container, until you're ready to eat them.
This dish is very spicy. If you would like it milder, replace half of the chili oil in the sauce with water.

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