Mother-in-Law Black Sesame Cashew Butter Dan Dan Noodles

Servings: 6

🔸️PREPARE SAUCE --

Mix together in a bowl:

• 1/4 cup "Mother-in-Law" nut butter
• 1/3 cup light soy sauce.

🥄Whisk until smooth, then add in:

• 1/4 cup Chinkiang vinegar
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 green onions, minced
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1/2-1 tsp of toasted and ground Sichuan peppercorn (according to preference)

Mix thoroughly. Set aside.

🔸️PREPARE PORK TOPPING --

Heat neutral oil in a large pan. 

Add in:

• 1 lb ground pork and cook until browned, 

Then add:

• 2 tbsp ginger, minced
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1.5 tbsp fermented black beans, rinsed and chopped
• 1/2 cup "sui mi ya cai" (pickled mustard greens)
• 2 tbsp shaoxing wine (or sub dry sherry)
• 1/2 tsp sugar

Mix until incorporated, breaking up pork into small pieces and until liquid has mostly evaporated.

Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

🔸️COOK --

• 14 oz dan dan noodles (or noodle of choice) according to package instructions.

Meanwhile briefly blanch:

• 1 small batch of leafy greens (I used yu choy
• 1/3 cup of dry roasted cashews, coarsely chop

🔸️ASSEMBLE BOWLS --

1. Add about 1/4 cup of the prepared sauce to the empty bowl.
2. Drizzle some chili oil to your preference (shoutout to Spiced Witch chili oil, which we used in this video!).
3. Add some noodles
4. Top with pork topping and veggies.
5. Garnish with chopped cashews and a few sprinkles of toasted Sichuan peppercorn.

Butter bing, butter boom! 💥