Part 1: Dan Dan Noodles – The Chili Oil. 1 2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns. 2 1 inch-long piece of Chinese cinnamon (gui-pi) 3 2 star anise. 4 1 cup oil. 5 1/4 cup crushed red pepper flakes.
Most recipes include roasted Szechuan peppercorn, although sometimes it's left out of the sauce and served as a garnish instead. This quick and easy recipe for dan dan noodles combines the spicy sauce with dried Chinese noodles.
Spicy Sichuan (dan dan) noodles. A traditional Chinese noodle favourite that combines sweet, salty and spicy flavours for a power-house of a meal.
Chinese sesame paste is a must. Its powerful fragrant, along with Mala flavour (spicy and numbing) created by the chilli oil and Sichuan peppercorn, is the soul of Dan Dan noodles. I highly recommend you to use homemade chilli oil and to grind toasted Sichuan peppercorn yourself.