Dan Dan Noodles | Kenji's Cooking Show

I do not follow any of these recipes - or any recipe at all - when I'm making them at home.

In the short time I spent in Chengdu, I found that dan dan noodles are to Sichuan what the hamburger is to the U.S.: They're ubiquitous, there are certain expectations, but there are no hard and fast rules other than the main ingredients (noodles, chili oil, Sichuan peppercorns, and vinegar) and the manner in which they're served (fast and cheap). Beyond that they can be soupy or not, they may or may not have sesame or peanuts, they might have greens, or not. Sometimes they have raw garlic or even a sprinkle of sugar on top, etc etc.

In other words, get the chili oil and Sichuan peppercorn bit right, and the rest is really up to you.

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The coronavirus has hit many folks hard, including first responders and hospital workers, individuals and families who were already food insecure, and service industry employees who are, for the large part, currently out of a job.

My goal is to help fix both these problems in the best way I know how to contribute: organizing people, and cooking food.

[andrewbryant]

I like to imagine this is a Fight Club scenario where sous chef Eric doesn't actually exist. Its just insomniac Kenji with a pancetta obsession.

[prodsej]

what a great episode
1. a peak at his new bar
2. a bunch of sous chef erik's pancettas
3. top tier camera work
4. *“One does not simply guac in the mortar”*

[syedahmad]

I wonder why Mr and Mrs Eric named their child Souschef.

[BrickBreakFTW]

Hi, my name is Eric and I’m a nurse north of Boston. I may be on the complete opposite side of the country but I wanted to say thank you for delivering meals to hospitals. It’s been literal hell for us right now and it really makes me happy to see people like you helping. Seeing all these people protesting and saying it’s no big deal has really been upsetting me but seeing this shows me that people actually care. I’m not sure if you’ll read this or not but thank you for caring. I hope those meals go to somebody struggling during this time and it inspires them to keep on working. Thank you.

[CardiacDemon]

"Hey everyone this is Kenji..."

*sigh* he has such a way with words

[charliemlo]

“One does not simply guac in the mortar”

[ollycarr]

why at the start of every video does Kenji looks like grandparents on FaceTime

[thegingebot]

I vote for Kenji t-shirts.... "One does not simply guac in the mortar" "Sous Chef Eric's"

[Andersonbohar]

Someone commented on the last video about sous chef Eric being locked up in the basement of the restaurant, and in this episode Kenji goes around showing off entire hidden bars in the basement of wursthall... interesting.

[stirlingco]

Love how everything is executed in real-time. These are the most useful and concise cooking video formats I’ve seen

[DesiDude]

I stumbled upon these videos during quarantine and thus far I’ve attempted three of your recipes for my family (tomato soup, sauerkraut quesadillas, eggs Benedict) and all three were a massive hit! I’ll be trying this one next. Just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to record your work, explain the science in real-time, and editing/posting your recipes. Our family has really enjoyed spending time together over these recipes!

[bigdrippy]

i feel flexed on every time kenji says he has his own restaurant like damn

[cameronhalffman]

The perfect video to watch while I am starving

[sammost]

I think Kenji understates how awesome it is what he's doing in response to the crisis. Not only has he made an effort to keep on staff he's also providing free meals for key workers no idea how he's financially coping with that but kudos!!!

[javalin]

*Academy award for best cinematography:* exists.
Wok cam: "hey howareya"

[MrWalksindarkness]

when he was talking about oil in the wok i really wanted him to say, "first, longyau"

[ramherrump]

Hook us up dawg there’s clearly enough of sous-chef Eric’s pancetta to go around

[ytreece]

I appreciate the constant organizing of the workspace and removing dirty utensils and tools. Makes it so much easier to cook without the mess.

[gokulharikumar]

The only thing bad about these restaurant videos is that we don't see the dog being fed ☹️

[eghtmileshigh]

That stuff right there, ya cai, is dried and fermented mustard leaves. Zha cai is pickled mustard root.