How to Make Dan Dan Mian and Shizi Tou (Lion’s Head Meatballs)
Test cook Lan Lam and host Bridget Lancaster teach viewers how to prepare Dan Dan Mian (Sichuan Noodles with Chilli Sauce and Pork). Equipment expert Adam Ried shares with host Julia Collin Davison his top picks for mortars and pestles. Test cook Dan Souza and Julia unlock the secrets to making perfect Shizi Tou (Lion’s Head Meatballs).
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The Dan Dan Noodles requires chopped peanuts. Leaving them out is like making pizza without cheese.
I want Dan Dan now now!
What a beautiful recipe for the lions head meatballs. Gosh I really enjoyed that. Also, I thank you for giving the measurements for the ingredients. It’s appreciated. 😊
Are you guys still using inflammatory oils so bad for us
Wow, Lan, what an absolutely gorgeous dish. Looks positively yummy.
My friend doctor told bak Chou is good vegetable for health
Yay Lan Lam! Happy Holidays.
I miss the series "what is eating Dan?"
Lan is reaching national treasure status.
pes T les? Really? I always thought the T was silent. 🤔. Do you pronounce the “T” in “listen” also?
I have none of the spices for Dan Dan, so I’ll just order that when out. It looks delicious!
You can find more authentic versions of Dan Dan on YouTube. I have never seen a recipe that called for so little toasted sesame paste. In other recipes, this is the key ingredient. Also, they mention ya cai mustard greens, but they don't say a word about brands or their salt content. Many versions of ya cai are overloaded with salt. You have to be VERY careful when shopping for this product. It is very easy for your ya cai to ruin the dish. There are other YouTubers who will direct you to a specific brand.
Why is this not split into 3 videos?
This looks really good. I would have loved to try it, but since the ingredients were unknown to me I went on Amazon and collected them in my cart. It would have cost me over $76 to get the incredients. Totally out of my price range!
The baking soda trick is key when tenderizing meat whether Asian or not. But careful adding beyond that small amount or your result will taste over-salted. (I screwed up Dan's basic roast turkey by accidentally adding it to the under-skin rub)
I'm not able to find a placeto buy the sweet wheat paste. Can someone point me in the right direction please?
yum to both dishes~
ATK,HelloLAN LIM,THIS LOOKS LOVELY,ILL TRY TO FIND NOODLES SO I CAN EAT THIS,,THANKS,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Dan turned down presenting the first recipe because he didn't want to be known as dan dan Dan
Anytime I see Lan I click. Oh yeah, and the food. Already love all this yumminess. Thanks!!
Yum
Wow! That looks great! Thank you for introducing us to interesting ingredients! I’m going to ferret them out and try this!
Love you guys, super down for more of Lan, the one things though is that I don't really think that's Lionshead. I question the texture, honestly. Love you guys, but I really question the texture. I've had great results with varying amounts of tofu, water chestnuts, and added gelatin, but you went none of the above with full emulsification? Also no initial searing. I hesitate to question the development process I've watched for other recipes and respect, but seeing the end result cross section it really isn't the product I'm expecting from that name. I might give it a try, I talked a lot of smack for not giving it a try.
Glad to see Sichuan recipes without a bunch of weird substitutions to accommodate your typical non adventurous eaters.
Pickled mustard greens. Where are the cowpeas?
There she is, my future wife…😍
Glad to see the new episodes being posted. I have not seen this one on TV yet.
I would recommend always letting the rice noodles sit for about 15 minutes in a colander after cooking. They’ll dry up and soak sauces up better.
I found a teeny one at an estate sale, and tried crushing cloves for my pumpkin pie. They crushed, but not nearly enough, so we ended up with mouthful clumps of softened cloves in random bites. LOL
Make lam make vietnamese dishes plz <3
Why are they reposting these?
I use Weee! for finding Chinese, Korean and Mexican ingredients. Was able to find everything except the sweet wheat paste. I could not find the sweet wheat paste ANYWHERE. I am wondering if I mis-heard and that it should be sweet bean paste. Any suggestions?
Lan is always💯💯💯