Dan Dan Mian Sauce

Name: Dan Dan Mian Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about ¼ cup (80 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp white tahini (15 ml) Tahini; 1 Tbsp light soy (15 ml) Light Soy; 1 tsp Chinkiang black vinegar (5 ml) Black Vinegar; 1 Tbsp grated garlic (9 g) Garlic; 1 tsp sesame oil (5 ml) Sesame Oil; 1 Tbsp chilli oil (15 ml) Chili Oil; 1 tsp caster sugar (4 g) Sugar

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Rosheen Kaul recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rosheen Kaul.

NOODLE SAUCE · DAN DAN NOODLES

In the published recipe, this is the noodle sauce for dan dan noodles. The same recipe pairs it with Fermented Chilli Dip, the dipping sauce.

Rosheen Kaul's dan dan mian sauce for noodle bowls.

On the jar

DAN DAN MIAN

Method: shake
Yield: about ¼ cup
Ingredients: 7
Jar batch: 4.3× recipe

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Ratio

TAHINI 15 mlLIGHT SOY 15 mlCHILI OIL 15 mlBLACK VINEGAR 5 mlSESAME OIL 5 ml

Ingredients

Tahini1 Tbsp white tahini (15 ml)
Light Soy1 Tbsp light soy (15 ml)
Black Vinegar1 tsp Chinkiang black vinegar (5 ml)
Garlic1 Tbsp grated garlic (9 g)
Sesame Oil1 tsp sesame oil (5 ml)
Chili Oil1 Tbsp chilli oil (15 ml)
Sugar1 tsp caster sugar (4 g)

Where it sits

One of 161 pan sauces in the catalog, with 7 ingredients against a median of 6.

The acid here is black vinegar. In this category chefs also reach for rice vinegar (15 recipes), lemon juice (12), and red wine vinegar (9).

The fat here is sesame oil. In this category chefs also reach for butter (30 recipes) and olive oil (23).

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): TAHINI, LIGHT SOY, CHILI OIL, BLACK VINEGAR, SESAME OIL.
Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add GARLIC. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
Season to finish: SUGAR (about 1½ Tbsp).
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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3 kitchens · 3 stars · 4 national awards

Dan Dan Mian SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: DAN DAN MIAN
Pad See Ew SauceNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: PAD SEE
Fermented Chilli DipNATIONAL AWARD WINNEROn the jar: FERMENTED
Clear Fish Sauce★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: CLEAR FISH

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Provenance

Rosheen Kaul — published sauce recipes in the PantryFlex catalog. James Beard Book Award: Visuals 2023.

Adapted from a Rosheen Kaul recipe (Rosheen Kaul / fiveofthebest Chinese-ish).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 4.3× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Rosheen Kaul / fiveofthebest Chinese-ish (published as “Dan Dan Mian Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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