Bowl of dan dan noodles topped with pork mince, spring onion and chilli crisp

Chilli Crisp

Dan dan noodles

Method

  1. 01

    Fry the pork mince hard in a dry hot pan until deeply browned and crisp at the edges, then splash in the Shaoxing and the mustard greens and cook off.

  2. 02

    In each serving bowl, whisk the tahini, soy, vinegar, sugar and garlic into a smooth paste.

  3. 03

    Loosen each bowl with the hot stock until it's a pourable sauce.

  4. 04

    Boil the noodles until just tender and lift them straight into the bowls, keeping a splash of the water.

  5. 05

    Toss the noodles through the sauce, then pile the pork on top.

  6. 06

    Spoon the chilli crisp over last — oil first, then the crunchy bits — and finish with spring onion and sesame.

Peddler's tip

Brown the pork longer than feels right. That crust is half the dish; the crisp is the other half.