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Dan Dan Mian

Dan Dan Noodles

from my mom :)

[Serves 4]

1 lb of fresh noodles or 12 oz dried		1 tbsp peanut oil
3 sichuanese dried chiles, snipped in half, seeds discarded		1/2 teaspoon whole sichuan pepper
2 tbsp Sichuanese ya cai		2 teaspoons light soy sauce
4 oz ground beef		1/2 - 1 teaspoon ground sichuan pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt		6 tsp sesame paste
1 tbsp light soy sauce		1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 to 2 tbsp chili oil

Method	Step 1 Heat peanut oil in wok over medium. When oil is hot, add chiles and sichuan pepper and fry until oil is spicy and fragrant.
	Step 2 Add the ya cai and continue until hot and fragrant.
	Step 3 Add the meat and splash soy sauce and stir-fry until the meat is a little crispy.
	Step 4 Mix sauce ingredients (ground sichuan pepper, salt, sesame paste, light and dark soy sauce, and chili oil).
	Step 5 Cook noodles.
	Step 6 Mix all.

Suggestions

You can go up to a pound of ground meat. You can also serve with bokchoy. You can also try keeping the seeds from the chili peppers

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