Recipe for cooking dandan mian

Recipes from Southeast Asia :: Southeast Asian Noodle Recipes

Posted by WingsFan91 at recipegoldmine.com  9/5/2001 8:19 am

Dandan are wooden buckets, one on each end of a pole carried across the shoulders, from which vendors used to sell this snack in the streets of Chengdu.

1/2 pound Chinese flat wheat noodles, or linguine
2 Tbsp. tahini, or peanut butter
1 Tbsp. ground Sichuan red peppercorn
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. Chinese or white vinegar
2 tsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. dark sesame oil
1 Tbsp. crushed roasted peanuts

Boil the noodles. Combine tahini, Sichuan pepper, garlic, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil.

When the noodles are done, drain and toss them with the tahini mixture. Sprinkle and distribute crushed roasted peanuts on top before serving.