Dinner · East Asian

Vegan dan dan noodles

Name: Vegan dan dan noodles
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: East Asian
Ingredients: 200g wheat noodles; 1 cup soya granules, rehydrated and squeezed dry; 2 tbsp sesame paste or peanut butter, 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1-2 tbsp chilli oil, 1 tsp black vinegar, 1/2 tsp sichuan pepper; Greens, spring onion, crushed peanuts

Sesame and chilli oil sauce at the bottom of the bowl, crumbled soya on top.

25 min Serves 2Contains: soy, gluten, nuts

Method

1
Fry the soya granules with soy sauce and five spice until dark and crumbly.
2
Whisk sesame paste, soy, chilli oil, vinegar and a splash of noodle water in each bowl.
3
Boil the noodles and blanch the greens in the same water.
4
Pile noodles over the sauce, add the soya crumble, greens, spring onion and peanuts.
5
Mix thoroughly before eating.

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