Dun Dun Noodles
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I've been eating Dundun noodles at Mary Chung's Restaurant in Cambridge, MA for over 30 years, and I spent well over a thousand dollars on them in the years when I worked in Central Square. Since then, I make periodic visits with my friends from that era because no place else makes a sauce that is like theirs. | I've been eating Dundun noodles at Mary Chung's Restaurant in Cambridge, MA for over 30 years, and I spent well over a thousand dollars on them in the years when I worked in Central Square. Since then, I make periodic visits with my friends from that era because no place else makes a sauce that is like theirs. | ||
| − | At some time in the past, I asked them for the recipe, and they gave me a list of ingredients. I've experimented, and I think I | + | At some time in the past, I asked them for the recipe, and they gave me a list of ingredients. I've experimented, and I think I am getting closer to the right proportions: this tastes a lot like theirs (I conducted comparisons with their sauce right next to me.) |
| − | * | + | * 3 Tb crunchy peanut butter (I use peanut paste here in Ecuador) |
| − | * 2 Tb white vinegar | + | * 2 Tb white vinegar |
| − | * | + | * 1 Tb dark soy sauce (gives it the red color) |
| − | * 1 Tb sesame oil | + | * 3 Tb regular soy sauce (I use low-salt) |
| − | * | + | * 1 Tb sesame oil (I may experiment with leaving this out) |
| − | * | + | * 2 tsp garlic |
| + | * 2 tsp ginger (the more, the "brighter" the flavor) | ||
* 1 Tb sugar | * 1 Tb sugar | ||
| − | * 1/4 tsp white pepper | + | * 1/4 tsp white pepper (I will double this the next time) |
| − | * 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes | + | * 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (I will double this the next time) |
| + | * ? peanut or vegetable oil (I will try 2 Tb next time, because without this the sauce is absorbed until the noodles stick together badly.) | ||
Combine all together with a food processor. Add without pulverizing: | Combine all together with a food processor. Add without pulverizing: | ||
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| − | * 8 oz lb chinese yellow noodles | + | * 8 oz lb chinese yellow (egg) noodles |
* 2 oz bean sprouts | * 2 oz bean sprouts | ||
| − | * 4 oz shredded chicken | + | * 4 oz shredded cooked chicken |
* 4 chopped scallions | * 4 chopped scallions | ||
