[Cook] Dan Dan Noodles

The mention of Sichuan cooking often brings to mind the numbing peppercorns. I was never a big fan of the overly numbing sensation. Thankfully now that I am the one cooking, I am able to adjust the numbing properties accordingly. The result is a wonderful blend of aromatic Sichuan peppercorns and Chinese sauces to give a tasty, not overly numbing version of Sichuan Dan Dan noodles.
I have also taken liberties with the toppings and instead added my favourite Sichuan preserved mustard and pork slices. Really love this dish! Highly recommended!

There are 2 parts to this dish, first to make the Sichuan chilli oil, then secondly combining everything to make the Dan Dan noodles.

SICHUAN CHILLI OIL

Recipe from : http://www.chinasichuanfood.com/how-to-make-chinese-red-oil/

INGREDIENTS

Star anise	1
Chilli Powder	0.5 cup
Sichuan Peppercorn	1.5 tsp
Five spice powder	1.5 tsp
Ginger	4 slices
Sesame seeds	1 tbsp
*Corn oil	1 cup

* Any vegetable oil will do

STEPS

Crush Sichuan peppercorns into powder.

Combine everything in a small bowl.

Heat up oil and pour into bowl.

Let cool and leave for a day or two.

DAN DAN NOODLES

Recipe from : http://www.chinasichuanfood.com/dan-dan-noodles/

INGREDIENTS

For Pork Slices

Pork Slices	200g
Sichuan Preserved Vege	70g

For Sauce

Sichuan Chili Oil	1 tbsp
Soy sauce	1 tbsp
Sesame Oil	0.25 tbsp
Sugar	0.5 tsp
Minced garlic	1 tsp
Chicken stock	0.25 cup

STEPS

For Pork Slices

- Marinate pork slices with dash of soy sauce, sesame oil, corn flour and ginger.

- After about an hour, heat up 1 tbsp of oil in a wok and fry the Sichuan vege until fragrant. Put aside.

- Heat up another tbsp of oil on high heat and toss in marinated pork. Cook until done, and toss in Sichuan vege. Add a bit of water to get some sauce going. Season as needed. 

For Noodles

- Cook noodles according to packet instructions.
* I used Taiwan white egg noodles

- Mix ingredients in a bowl to make the sauce.

- When noodle is done, simple add sauce and mix well.

- Top with pork slices.

[Food] Grand Shanghai Food Theme Park @ Setia Walk

Beautifully decorated, the Grand Shanghai was a really awesome place to visit. It was a joy walking around in this beautiful replica of old Shanghai streets. A very photo friendly place. They even have costumes for rent so you can take pics. Cool.

We eventually settled for this shop below. Even the waiters were dressed in costumes!

Food thankfully was also good. Simple, delicious and healthy Chinese food. Noodles were served in a lotus root and peanut soup. The watercress soup was nice and flavorful.

Simply soup noodle with brinjal in minced meat.

Watercress soup. Good and flavorful

As we continued wandering around this wonderful world of Shanghai we had some interesting snacks. Taste-wise though they were not great.

Giant squid! Just novelty. Taste bla.

 Kindori ice cream stall had a queue and so we gave it a try. Decent but nothing to shout about. Maybe it was the nice way the ice creams were presented? They has ice-cream biscuits, lollys, cakes. We only had the biscuit.

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