SPICY TAN TAN SOUP (TANTANMEN OR DAN DAN NOODLES)

Spicy Tan Tan Soup (Tantanmen or Dan Dan Noodles) image

Tantanmen (dan dan noodles) is a Chinese noodle dish, and very popular in Japan. This contains some Chinese spices that are not very common but many Chinese supermarkets have them in the spices aisle.

Provided by Kristy Walker

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Noodle Soup Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons doubanjiang (soy bean paste)
1 tablespoon minced shallots
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh ginger
6 ounces ground pork
¼ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste)
1 tablespoon sake
1 tablespoon miso paste
1 teaspoon tianmianjiang (sweet bean paste)
4 cups chicken stock
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon rayu (chile oil)
½ cup fresh spinach, or to taste
2 cups ramen noodles, or to taste
3 green onions, thinly sliced
1 red Thai chile pepper, sliced

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 561.1 calories, Carbohydrate 36.4 g, Cholesterol 65.2 mg, Fat 33 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 27.9 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 5122.3 mg, Sugar 4.3 g