Vegetarian Dan Dan Noodles with Shredded Daikon. The soup is thicker than the usual clear noodle soups, and the creamy colour is from the sesame paste (or tahini) and chilli paste. These vegan dan dan noodles are truly addictive. The tender noodles are served with a rich sauce that is nutty, spicy, and extra fragrant, with a hint of Over the years, I've had more and more readers request recipes for vegetarian and vegan Chinese food.

With this recipe, you can try out this spicy, numbing Dan Dan Noodles Sichuan classic at Right off the bat, I knew Dan Dan Noodles was going to be a tough recipe to nail down. Last weekend, we did three tries. First up is Ken's must-try vegetarian spin on the traditional Dan Dan Noodles. You can cook Vegetarian Dan Dan Noodles with Shredded Daikon using 23 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Vegetarian Dan Dan Noodles with Shredded Daikon

Prepare 2 of portions Chinese-style noodles.
Prepare of Mock mincemeat ingredients:.
You need 20 grams of ★Kiriboshi daikon.
You need 4 small of ★Dried shiitake mushrooms.
It's 5 cm of ★The white part of a Japanese leek.
You need 1 tbsp of ★Sesame oil.
Prepare 1 dash of ★Soy sauce.
Prepare of Soup:.
Prepare 300 of to 400 ml ◎Broth made from the dried shredded daikon and dehydrated shiitake mushroom.
You need 1/8 of ◎Onion.
Prepare 1 small of piece ◎Ginger.
You need of Soup seasonings:.
You need 1 tbsp of ◆Sesame paste.
It's 1 of to 2 tablespoons ◆Miso.
It's 1 tsp of ◆Doubanjiang.
It's 1 tbsp of ♦Sake or mirin.
You need 1 tbsp of ◆Soy sauce.
You need 1 tbsp of ◆Vinegar.
You need 1 of ◆Ground sesame seeds.
Prepare of Toppings.
Prepare 1/3 of packet Bean sprouts.
Prepare 1 of Any greens or vegetables of your choice.
It's 1 of Green onions or radish sprouts.

Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling water according to the pack instructions. Drain them well in a colander. Add the noodles to the sauce, give a good toss and serve at once. Classic Dan Dan noodles are made with pork, pickled vegetables, and plenty of chili oil.

Vegetarian Dan Dan Noodles with Shredded Daikon instructions

Prepare the mock mincemeat ingredients. Loosen the dried shredded daikon. Quickly rinse the dried shredded daikon and dried shiitake mushrooms, and soak in water..
When they are rehydrated, finely chop them. Finely chop the Japanese leek as well..
Heat the sesame oil in a frying pan, add the dried shiitake mushrooms, dried shredded daikon and Japanese leek in that order, and stir-fry slowly..
When the dried shredded daikon has shrunk and everything has separated, season with soy sauce. Your mock mincemeat is ready..
Start boiling water to cook the noodles and vegetables. When it has come to a boil, boil the bean sprouts and other topping vegetables..
Make the soup. Combine the broth from the dried shredded daikon and dried shiitake mushrooms and chopped onion in a pot, and turn on the heat..
When it comes to a boil, add the grated ginger, have a taste and season with the ♦ ingredients. Don't reduce the soup too much!.
Boil the noodles and transfer to a serving bowl. Add the topping vegetables from Step 5, mock meat from Step 4 and pour over the soup from Step 7. Sprinkle with chopped green onions or daikon sprouts, and it's done!.
Once the noodles are gone, add some rice into the soup. It's delicious..

In this version, we pack in all the flavor and texture with mushrooms fried until golden brown and chewy. Note: Chinkiang vinegar is a black vinegar that can be found in most Chinese grocers or online. Okonomiyaki with shredded cabbage, daikon and fried noodles. Drizzle okonomiyaki with mayonnaise and okonomiyaki sauce, scatter with fried noodles, remaining cabbage and extra spring onions and serve with pickled ginger and nori. Dan dan noodles are usually made with meat BUT since that's not how we fly around here, I used vegetarian "beefy" crumbles instead and paired them with a sweet spicy salty savory all around awesome sauce along with loads of leafy greens, which are also supposed to bring a long life to those.