Name: Spicy Tan Tan Soup (Tantanmen or Dan Dan Noodles)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Sesame oil - 1 teaspoon; Doubanjiang (soy bean paste) - 2 teaspoons; Minced shallots - 1 tablespoon; Garlic, pressed - 1 clove; Grated fresh ginger - 1 ½ teaspoons; Ground pork - 6 ounces; Soy sauce - ¼ cup; Tahini (sesame seed paste) - 2 tablespoons; Sake - 1 tablespoon; Miso paste - 1 tablespoon; Tianmianjiang (sweet bean paste) - 1 teaspoon; Chicken stock - 4 cups; Rice vinegar - 2 teaspoons; Rayu (chile oil) - 1 teaspoon; Fresh spinach, or to taste (Optional) - ½ cup; Ramen noodles, or to taste - 2 cups; Green onions, thinly sliced - 3; Red Thai chile pepper, sliced - 1

Ingredients for - Spicy Tan Tan Soup (Tantanmen or Dan Dan Noodles)

1. Sesame oil 1 teaspoon

2. Doubanjiang (soy bean paste) 2 teaspoons

3. Minced shallots 1 tablespoon

4. Garlic, pressed 1 clove

5. Grated fresh ginger 1 ½ teaspoons

6. Ground pork 6 ounces

7. Soy sauce ¼ cup

8. Tahini (sesame seed paste) 2 tablespoons

9. Sake 1 tablespoon

10. Miso paste 1 tablespoon

11. Tianmianjiang (sweet bean paste) 1 teaspoon

12. Chicken stock 4 cups

13. Rice vinegar 2 teaspoons

14. Rayu (chile oil) 1 teaspoon

15. Fresh spinach, or to taste (Optional) ½ cup

16. Ramen noodles, or to taste 2 cups

17. Green onions, thinly sliced 3

18. Red Thai chile pepper, sliced 1

How to cook deliciously - Spicy Tan Tan Soup (Tantanmen or Dan Dan Noodles)

1 . Stage

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 . Stage

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 . Stage

Put noodles in a bowl of hot water to separate; drain. Mix noodles into soup and garnish with green onions and Thai chile peppers.