Spicy Tan Tan Soup (Tantanmen  or Dan Dan Noodles)

Spicy Tan Tan Soup (Tantanmen or Dan Dan Noodles)

by Alessio Durand 2 years ago
4 (2)
15 minutes
561.1 kcal
36.4 g carbs
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Description

Tantanmen (dan dan noodles) is a Chinese noodle dish, and very popular in Japan. This contains some Chinese spices that are not very common but many Chinese supermarkets have them in the spices aisle.

Ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons doubanjiang (soy bean paste)
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallots
  • 1 clove garlic, pressed
  • 1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 6 ounces ground pork
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste)
  • 1 tablespoon sake
  • 1 tablespoon miso paste
  • 1 teaspoon tianmianjiang (sweet bean paste)
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon rayu (chile oil)
  • ½ cup fresh spinach, or to taste
  • 2 cups ramen noodles, or to taste
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 red Thai chile pepper, sliced
Directions
  1. 1. Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat; add doubanjiang. Cook and stir shallots, garlic, and ginger until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground pork; cook and stir until browned, about 3 minutes.
  2. 2. Mix soy sauce, tahini, sake, miso paste, and tianmianjiang into pork mixture until evenly combined. Add chicken stock; bring to a boil. Mix rice vinegar and rayu into pork mixture; add spinach. Simmer soup over low heat for 10 minutes.
  3. 3. Put noodles in a bowl of hot water to separate; drain. Mix noodles into soup and garnish with green onions and Thai chile peppers.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 2 bowls
calories: 561.1 kcal
carbohydrates: 36.4 g
protein: 27.9 g
saturated fat: 8 g
cholesterol: 65.2 mg
sodium: 5122.3 mg
fiber: 4.8 g
sugar: 4.3 g