Lunch · 25 min · chinese

Dan Dan-Style Sesame Noodles

This is the kind of Chinese lunch you’ll make on repeat — wheat noodles and ground pork, 25 minutes, big payoff. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 51 grams of protein per serving. It scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 6 oz Wheat noodles
• 4 oz Ground pork
• 2 tbsp Sesame paste
• 1 tbsp Chili oil
• 1 cup Bok choy
• 1 tbsp Soy sauce

Steps

1. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil for the noodles.
2. Brown the ground pork in a wok or skillet over high heat, breaking it up finely, 5–6 minutes.
3. Splash in half the soy sauce and cook until the pork is crisp at the edges.
4. Whisk the sesame paste, chili oil, remaining soy sauce, and 1/4 cup hot noodle water into a sauce.
5. Boil the noodles until just tender; blanch the bok choy in the last minute.
6. Divide noodles among bowls and toss with the sauce.
7. Top with the pork and bok choy; serve immediately.

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