Spicy Beef Noodles

 

My sister is a fan of Marion Grasby. She swears by her recipes. Then I hear my daughter praise her as well. So I look through Marion's repertoire. She is an Australian based chef with an enormous following.  Since I have two people who sing her praises, I figure there must be something there. To my delight I discover there is....a treasure trove of easy to follow Asian foodie delights. 

Today's  noodles come together with very little effort.  She proposes this technique for browning ground beef. I love it! Spread the beef in a single thin layer in the pan and let it brown before you flip it over. Nuggets of crusty beef are the result. So much flavor and texture in one simple approach. Sliced onions, garlic, tomatoes, oyster sauce, chile garlic paste and kecap manis are added to the meat. Dump the noodles in. Give it a stir. Scatter toasted sesame seeds, cilantro and mint leaves. This is one sumptuous noodle dish.

SPICY BEEF NOODLES

Loosely adapted from Marion Grasby

Serves 4

1 pound ground Beef

1 tablespoon Canola Oil

1 Onion

4 Garlic cloves

1 Tomato

3 tablespoons Oyster Sauce

2 teaspoons Chile Garlic Paste

2 tablespoons Kecap Manis or Sweet Soy Sauce

1/2 pound Shanghai Noodles or any wheat Noodles

1/2  teaspoon Kosher Salt

1 teaspoon toasted Sesame Seeds

Cilantro leaves

Mint leaves

Cook the noodles till done. Save 1/2 cup of noodle water. Rinse noodles in cold water.  Drain and keep aside.

Heat oil in a wok or saucepan. 

Flatten the beef in a thin layer in the wok.  Cook undisturbed for 5-7 minutes until the underside is brown and crusty. 

Flip beef and brown the other side as well.

Slice onion and tomato thinly.

Mince garlic fine.

Once the beef has browned break it up into bite size chunks.

Drop onion and garlic into the beef. Saute till onion is soft. If the wok looks dry, add a teaspoon of oil to the pan. 

Add tomatoes to beef and saute till they are soft and pulpy.

Add oyster sauce, chile garlic paste and kecap manis to beef. Stir fry well so meat is coated. 

Season with salt.

Add reserved water and simmer meat for a few minutes. 

Drop noodles into the wok. Stir so noodles are coated with sauce.

Once the noodles are hot, ladle them into a bowl.

Top with sesame seeds, cilantro and mint leaves.

I love the ease of this recipe. I trust the word of my sister and daughter. Marion Grasby has a new fan!

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