Weeknight Dan Dan Noodles with Ground Pork & Bok Choy

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June 17, 2025

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Weeknight Dan Dan Noodles with Ground Pork & Bok Choy

Noodle Night in Minutes! Grab some ground pork and let’s go!

Dan Dan Noodles bring bold, spicy flavors in an easy, comforting dish. Savory ground pork, crisp bok choy, and chewy noodles are tossed in a rich, garlicky chili sauce. Ready in no time, it’s a delicious way to explore Sichuan flavors at home.

Ingredients

Time/hr

.75

Servings

Ingredients

1 lb ground pork

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1 tbsp minced garlic

2 large bok choy heads, roughly chopped

8 oz dried Chinese-style egg noodles OR ramen-style noodles

Pork Sauce

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp rice vinegar

1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder

2 tbsp hoisin

Dan Dan Sauce

½ cup creamy peanut butter

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp rice vinegar

1 tsp chili oil

2 tbsp hot water

½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder

Directions

Prepare the pork sauce

In a small bowl, whisk soy sauce, rice vinegar, Chinese five-spice powder, and hoisin. Set aside.

Prepare the dan dan sauce

In a large bowl, mix creamy peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili oil, hot water, and Chinese five-spice powder until smooth. Set aside.

Cook the pork

In a large skillet or wok, heat oil over high heat. Add pork and garlic.
Crumble and brown pork for 7–9 minutes, then turn off the heat and add pork sauce.
Mix the pork sauce and cooked pork well, letting the sauce reduce slightly in the pan. Keep warm.

Prepare the noodles and bok choy

In a large sauce pan, boil water and cook noodles as directed.
Transfer noodles with tongs or a spider skimmer into the dan dan sauce.
Bring water back to boil and add salt.
Blanch the bok choy for 1 minute, then drain. Remove bok choy with tongs or a skimmer.

Putting it all together

Distribute the dan dan noodles between 4 bowls. Top each with the hot pork mixture and bok choy, then serve.

* Ground pork is safe to eat when cooked to 160°F.