Recipes · Chinese · Main Courses
Dan Dan Noodles
One serving has 887 kcal and 35 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (195%), thiamin (181%), niacin (104%), vitamin K (80%), manganese (78%) and phosphorus (77%). Ready in 30 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (321 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: celery, egg, gluten, mustard, pork, poultry, sesame, soy
Ingredients
- 100 g Egg noodles, dry
- 90 g Pork, ground, raw
- 4 g Chilies, dried red
- 15 g Vegetable oil
- 12 g Tahini
- 8 g Soy sauce
- 15 g Mustard greens, pickled
- 10 g Scallions, raw
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 1 g Black pepper
- 2 g Sugar
- 60 g Chicken stock, homemade
Method
- Warm the oil in a small pan with the crushed dried chilies over low heat for 3-4 minutes until fragrant and deep red, then set the chili oil aside.
- Stir-fry the ground pork in a dry pan over medium-high heat, breaking it into small crumbs, until it is browned and cooked through with no pink left, about 5 minutes.
- Stir the chopped pickled mustard greens and garlic into the pork for the last minute, then take the pan off the heat.
- In each serving bowl, whisk together the tahini, soy sauce, sugar, ground Sichuan-style pepper and the hot chicken stock until smooth.
- Boil the noodles in unsalted water according to the packet until just tender, then drain and add them straight to the bowl.
- Top with the pork and mustard greens, spoon the chili oil over the top, scatter with scallions and mix everything together at the table before eating.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 887 kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 84.7 g | |
| Water | 151 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.7 g | 23% |
| Protein | 34.7 g | 72% |
| Tryptophan | 0.39 g | |
| Threonine | 1.3 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.6 g | |
| Lysine | 1.9 g | |
| Methionine | 0.76 g | |
| Cystine | 0.56 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.5 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.95 g | |
| Valine | 1.7 g | |
| Histidine | 1.1 g | |
| Fat | 46 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 16 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 14.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 13.3 g | |
| Saturated | 11.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.16 g | |
| Cholesterol | 151 mg | |
| Calcium | 134 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.61 mg | 68% |
| Iron | 6.8 mg | 38% |
| Magnesium | 105 mg | 34% |
| Manganese | 1.4 mg | 78% |
| Phosphorus | 538 mg | 77% |
| Potassium | 818 mg | 17% |
| Selenium | 107 µg | 195% |
| Sodium | 724 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.8 mg | 60% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 2 mg | 181% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.83 mg | 75% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 14.6 mg | 104% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.7 mg | 35% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.76 mg | 58% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 270 µg | 67% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.92 µg | 38% |
| Choline | 97 mg | 23% |
| Vitamin A | 85.3 µg | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 5.1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 11 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 1.8 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 72.3 µg | 80% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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