Dan Dan Noodles

Ingredients

• •2 leaves bok choy
• •1 carrot
• •1 rib celery
• •¾ cup chicken broth
• •5 teaspoons chile paste
• •12 ounces spaghetti
• •5 garlic cloves
• •1 pound ground chicken
• •½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• •1 teaspoon honey
• •3½ teaspoons oyster sauce
• •2 teaspoons peanut oil
• •1 dash white pepper
• •1 tablespoon rice wine
• •2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• •2 scallions
• •5 teaspoons soy sauce
• •8 teaspoons tahini

Method

Adapted from foodista.com

1. 1Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes, then drain and set aside.
2. 2Using a fork, mix chicken with soy sauce, rice wine and a bit of white pepper.
3. 3Heat oil over medium high heat in wok.
4. 4Brown chicken, sprinkling the cinnamon as it cooks.
5. 5In a bowl, whisk tahini, vinegar, broth, chile paste, honey and oyster sauce.
6. 6Once chicken is cooked, turn heat to low.
7. 7Add garlic.
8. 8Cook for about a minute, or until it becomes fragrant.
9. 9Add the tahini mixture and chicken broth, simmering until the sauce thickens.
10. 10Add the bok choy, carrot, celery and scallions.
11. 11Add the cooked spaghetti to the meat mixture.
12. 12Whisk the additional sauce ingredients in a bowl.
13. 13Coat the spaghetti and vegetables.