Cheeseburger Dan Dan Noodles

David Chang has been on a tirade on social media lately making fun of bad Asian food mashups. It’s tough for me sometimes because he has been my favorite food celebrity for many years and I really love his point of view on most things. I even lined up to see him speak at MIT many years ago! I know he would mock the type of food I make and I would be really embarrassed if he ever singled out one of my dishes. But at the same time, I have a lot of fun doing what I do. I try not to take these things too seriously.

These cheeseburger dan dan noodles are exactly the type of thing that I love and he would probably hate. It’s fun and weird and tastes like dan dan noodles but also kinda tastes like a cheeseburger. I added mustard and mayo to the dan dan sauce and topped the dish with tomato, pickles, and lettuce. I could devour a big bowl of these any time of the week!

Cook the noodles to the package instructions and then drain and rinse.

Caramelized onions are essential to a burger for me. I cooked the onions first then mixed in the noodles.

Then add in the sauce.

The noodles go into a bowl and then get topped with the meat followed by the other toppings.

Cheese, lettuce, pickles, and tomato. I also added some chili crisp on top.

So good! A nice combo of dan dan noodle flavor, and cheeseburger flavor.

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Cheeseburger Dan Dan Noodles

Combining cheeseburger flavors like pickles, lettuce, tomato, and caramelized onion into a traditional bowl of dan dan noodles.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time35 minutes mins

Total Time50 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Chinese

Keyword: Mash-Up, pasta

Servings: 3 people

Ingredients

beef

• 8 ounces ground beef
• 1 tablespoon sweet bean sauce
• 1 tablespoon shaoxing wine
• 1/2 teaspoon 5 spice powder
• 1/4 cup sui mi ya cai chineese preserved vegetables

Sauce

• 1/4 cup mayo
• 2 tablespoons mustard
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon 5 spice powder
• 1/4 cup chili oil
• 1/4 cup sambol chili paste

white sauce

• 1/4 cup mayo
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 Lime juice

onions

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion sliced

finish it

• 1 pound fresh white noodles cooked to package instructions and rinsed with cold water
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1 to tomato diced
• 2 large pickles diced
• 1 head romaine chopped
• chili crisp optional garnish

Instructions

• In one pot, cook the beef with a little oil until crumbled and cooked through. Add in the bean sauce, wine, 5 spice, and sui mi ya cai. Stir to combine and cook another 5 minutes on low. Remove from heat.
• Mix all the sauce ingredients in a large measuring cup. Stir to combine.
• Mix the sour cream, mayo, and lime juice to make the white sauce. Set aside until ready to use.
• Cook the onion in butter on medium heat for about 20 minutes to brown lightly.
• Put the rinsed noodles into the pan with the onions and add the sauce. Cook on medium/low until heated through, stirring to combine.
• Put the noodles in a bowl and top with the beef mixture. Top with the cheese, then tomato, pickled, and romaine. Drizzle on the white sauce.