hello hi there! Tonight we're making one of my favorite Sichuan noodle dishes of all time, which is a peanut-sauce noodle called Dan Dan Mian. This is definitely one of those noodle dishes that is prepared in vastly different ways depending on who's making it. My recipe is based off of the version that I've been eating since I was a kid, which uses peanut butter (in place of the more traditional sesame paste or tahini).

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INGREDIENTS (dry)

• 4 cloves garlic

• 1 tbsp ginger (about 1 inch)

• 1 small carrot

• 1/4 cup cucumber

• 1/3 cup peanuts

• 1/2 lb ground meat (pork or beef)

• 8 oz Shanghainese flat noodles (or similar)

INGREDIENTS (wet)

• 6 tbsp peanut butter

• 2 tbsp oyster sauce

• 7 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 tbsp brown sugar

• 2 tbsp rice vinegar

• 2 tbsp sesame oil

• 3 tbsp sambal oelek

• kosher salt

• vegetable oil

• 2 tbsp corn starch

• 1/3 cup chicken stock